And the winner is…. the cast of HEROES! In their first head-to-head showdown HEROES averaged 14.8 million viewers versus 14.4 million for 24. Sadly, TWO AND A HALF MEN actually won the night with 16.1 million viewers proving once again that the majority of the television viewing audience doesn’t know the meaning of ‘funny’. (See the cancellation of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT and GROSSE POINT for further proof of this theory). 
Thanks to TVTattle for the Tip!