Blue Monday for CBS as Comedies, Hostages Struggle

We Are Men underwhelms; NBC and Fox newbies hold steady

Two weeks into the 2013-14 broadcast season and CBS’ Monday night lineup is looking decidedly unsteady, as struggling new and returning comedies are doing little to bolster the 10 p.m. hour.

According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the core of CBS’ two-hour comedy block is beginning to show signs of deterioration. While How I Met Your Mother put up solid numbers at 8 p.m. (7.87 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-49 demo), the rest of the lineup dropped sharply from there.

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