A TV Threesome ... on 'Two and a Half Men?'

While the Parents Television Council was obsessing about the prospect of a sexual threesome on Monday's episode of the CW's "Gossip Girl," CBS snuck in its own threesome involving the two brothers and a drunken bar patron on "Two and a Half Men."

For those keeping score at home, here's the preliminary Nielsen tally: "Men," 14.1 million viewers, and a 4.4 rating among adults 18-49; "Gossip Girl," 2.3 million viewers, and a 1.2 rating in that demo.

Way to go after the big fish, PTC!

Now to be fair, the Parents Television Council was particularly concerned that younger viewers of the "teen-targeted" show might see "Gossip Girl" and, oh I don't know, go out and try to replicate a threesome? Actually, I spent most of high school watching sex in movies and couldn't find a single partner, much less two.

"Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre has had his share of run-ins with the PTC in the past, and there were some especially raunchy (and funny) lines in last night's episode. That said, it's difficult to believe at this point that anybody tunes into the show without having a pretty good idea of what to expect.

By contrast, "Gossip Girl" just went so far as to promote its smut, whereas the CBS sitcom doesn't need to.