CBS has handed out full season orders to one new comedy and two new dramas.

How I Met Your Mother, starring Alyson Hannigan, has averaged 10.41 million viewers and a first place finish in its Monday, 8.30pm slot.

Meanwhile, Ghost Whisperer has put in 11.07 million in its Friday, 8pm slot, improving ratings for the time period by 29%.

The final pickup is Criminal Minds, which debuted to 19.5 million off the back of a CSI lead-in and has since managed a solid 11.29 million against Lost on Wednesdays.