CBS wins night with "Men" as "Bachelor" starts soft

Cast members of ''Two and A Half Men'' (L-R) Angus T. Jones, Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen accept the Future Classic award at the taping of the seventh annual TV Land Awards in Los Angeles, California April 19, 2009.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - CBS returned to new episodes Monday after a holiday lull and scored a decisive ratings win thanks largely to the continued strength of "Two and a Half Men" and "2 Broke Girls." "The Bachelor" season premiere delivered lukewarm numbers for ABC, according to preliminary numbers.

CBS kicked off the night at 8 p.m. with "How I Met Your Mother," which posted a 3.9 rating/9 share in the adults 18-49 demographic and 10.2 million total viewers. "2 Broke Girls" followed at 8:30, earning a 4.3/10 and 12 million total viewers.

"Two and a Half Men" at 9 was the night's highest-rated and most-watched program, earning a 4.4/10 and 13.7 million total viewers, while "Mike & Molly" at 9:30 drew a 3.8/9 and 11.9 million total viewers. The network closed the evening with "Hawaii: 5-0" at 10, which drew a 2.9/7 and 11.7 million total viewers. Overall the network was the top-rated with an average 3.7/9, and most-watched, with an average 11.9 million total viewers.

ABC's two-hour season premiere of "The Bachelor" posted a 2.4/7 with 7.7 million total viewers. A preview episode of the network's new reality offering "Celebrity Wife Swap" at 10 -- the series will make its time-period premiere Tuesday at 9 p.m. -- drew a 2.4/6 with 6.2 million total viewers.

NBC's night began with the game show "Who's Still Standing?" at 8, which earned a 1.5/3 and 5.6 million total viewers. "Fear Factor" at 9 delivered a 2.4/5 and 5.9 million total viewers. At 10, "Rock Center With Brian Williams" matched a series high, posting a 1.2/3 and 3.8 million total viewers.

Fox ran repeats throughout the evening.