Premiere Week Year-to-Year, Monday 9/19/11

It's the return of this blog's oldest tradition! And it comes back in style with some really flashy year-to-year gains on the CBS side of things and some pretty brutal losses over on NBC.

title	SHOW	day/time	SLOT	previous occupant
Dancing with the Stars Mon	-22%		-22%
Castle	+19%		+19%
How I Met Your Mother	+31%		+31%
How I Met Your Mother	+44%	Mon 8:00	+68%	Rules of Engagement
Two and a Half Men	+118%		+118%
2 Broke Girls	n/a		+82%	Mike & Molly
Hawaii Five-0	-13%		-13%
The Sing-Off	n/a		-32%	Chuck/The Event
The Playboy Club	n/a		-30%	Chase
Hell's Kitchen Mon	n/a		-38%	House
Hell's Kitchen Mon	n/a		+100%	Lone Star
H8R (R)	n/a		-56%	90210
Ringer (R)	n/a		-60%	Gossip Girl

HOW TO READ THIS: These are adults 18-49 rating comparisons between the date in the post title and the corresponding night in premiere week 2010. The 'SHOW' column compares each show with how that same show did during premiere week 2010, no matter where it aired in 2010. (If it aired somewhere else, I tell you when in the 'day/time' column.) The 'SLOT' column compares each timeslot's rating with the timeslot's rating on the corresponding night in 2010, no matter what aired there last year. (If it's different, I tell you what it is in 'previous occupant.')

Previous posts on corresponding evening: 2010