Update: Riding a significant wave of interest in its “How Your Mother Met Me” concept, the 200th episode of CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother” scored the show’s best rating in more than 2 years.
The episode surged to a whopping 3.8 adults 18-49 rating with 10.70 million viewers.
“2 Broke Girls” followed with a 3.0 and 9.93 million viewers. “Mike & Molly” (2.6, 10.73 million) and “Mom” (2.4, 9.48 million) handled the 9PM slot, while “Intelligence” closed the night with a 1.5 and 6.77 million.
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One of the season’s best episodes, the 200th edition of “How I Met Your Mother” also delivered in the ratings department.
The episode, which walked through the series’ chronology from the perspective of the titular mother (Cristin Milioti), drew a 6.7 overnight metered market rating.
An improvement from the 5.9 delivered by the previous two “Mother” installments, the performance fueled a stronger night for the balance of CBS’ comedy lineup.
8:30PM lead-out “2 Broke Girls” improved by three tenths to a 6.1, while “Mike & Molly” (6.6) and “Mom” (5.9) grew by five and three tenths, respectively.
“Intelligence,” which aired against a new “The Blacklist” but a re-run of “Castle,” improved by seven tenths to a 4.7 rating.