August 4, 2008
For the second Friday in a row, CBS’s “Numbers” and “Ghost Whisperer” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV.
NBC’s “Dateline” was again sandwiched between the two, in second place. The network’s back-to-back telecasts of “Most Outrageous Moments,” which claimed the 5th and 10th spots, also made the top ten.
| RANK | NAME | NETWORK | VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUMB3RS 9PM | CBS | 6,107,000 |
| 2 | DATELINE FRI | NBC | 5,550,000 |
| 3 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 4,986,000 |
| 4 | 20/20-FRI | ABC | 4,169,000 |
| 5 | MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 830P | NBC | 4,155,000 |
| 6 | SWINGTOWN | CBS | 4,062,000 |
| 7 | FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN | CW | 4,020,000 |
| 8 | AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI | UNI | 3,839,000 |
| 9 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI | UNI | 3,530,000 |
| 10 | MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 8P | NBC | 3,519,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (August 1, 2008) | |||
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 5,079,000 viewers, while NBC took second place with 4,983,000 average viewers. The CW and ABC claimed distant third and fourth places — with 4,020,000 and 3,653,000 average viewers, respectively. Unvision and FOX came in fifth and sixth with average audiences of 3,262,000 and 2,537,000, respectively.
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