'Men' repeat, Univision finale top Monday

Original programming lifted The spanish language-language network Univision to the top broadcast rankings heap on Monday, edging out CBS' all-repeat selection among teenagers. ESPN was likely to dominate overall using its season finale of ''Monday Evening Football.'' Based on preliminary, affiliate-based national estimations from Nielsen, CBS brought the Large Four from eight to ten p.m. with encores of comedies ''How I Met Your Mother'' (1.8/5 in 18-49, 5.9 million audiences overall), ''2 Broke Girls'' (1.9/5 in 18-49, 6.two million audiences overall), ''Two . 5 Men'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 8.a million audiences overall) and ''Mike and Molly'' (2.1/5 in 18-49, 7.4 million audiences overall), with ''Men'' the night's top series both in 18-49 and total audiences. Closing things out would be a repeat of ''Hawaii Five-0'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 8.a million audiences overall), which brought its hour in key groups. Univision broadcast the 2-hour finale of ''Fuerza del Destino'' (The effectiveness of Future), which averaged a couple.3/6 in 18-49 and 5.4 million audiences overall, then ''Don Francisco Presenta'' (1.5/4 in 18-49, 3.six million audiences overall), a newsmag that featured the cast of ''Destino.'' The internet edged out CBS around the evening in 18-49 and was easily Monday's top broadcaster in persons 12-34 (1.9/6). Rankings for NBC could come lower within the excellent because of a preemption in New Orleans for Saints football, however the internet hung inside from eight to ten p.m. with gameshow ''Who's Still Standing'' (1.7/5 in 18-49, 6.9 million audiences overall) along with a repeat of ''Fear Factor'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 4.8 million audiences overall). It continued to be slow going, though, for 10 p.m. newsmag ''Rock Center with John Williams'' (.9/2 in 18-49, 3.5 million audiences overall). ABC were built with a quiet evening with repeats of ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year'' (.9/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million audiences overall) and ''Castle'' (.9/2 in 18-49, 4.4 million audiences overall) sandwiched between your finale of feel-good gameshow ''You Deserve It'' (1./3 in 18-49, 3.six million audiences overall). The net's Atlanta station broadcast the Falcons' game from the Saints, so ABC's meager amounts around the evening could are available in even reduced the excellent. Fox broadcast repeats of ''House'' at both 8 (.9/2 in 18-49, 3. million audiences overall) and 9 (.8/2 in 18-49, 2.8 million audiences overall), and CW opted for a repeat of theatrical ''The Education of Charlie Banks'' (.3/one in 18-49, .7 million audiences overall). Preliminary 18-49 earnings for that evening: Univision, 2./5 CBS, 1.9/5 NBC, 1.4/4 ABC, .9/2 Fox, .8/2 CW, .3/1. As a whole audiences: CBS, 6.six million NBC, 5. million Univision, 4.8 million ABC, 3.8 million Fox, 2.9 million CW, .7 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com