August 7, 2008
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.
ABC’s special presentation, “Primetime: China Inside Out,” also made the top ten.
| RANK | NAME | NETWORK | VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 9,109,000 |
| 2 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 8,960,000 |
| 3 | CSI: NY | CBS | 7,028,000 |
| 4 | GREATEST AMERICAN DOG | CBS | 5,890,000 |
| 5 | PRIMETIME:CHINA IN-OUT(S)-08/06/2008 | ABC | 5,367,000 |
| 6 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 8/6(S)-08/06/2008 | NBC | 5,170,000 |
| 7 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 4,781,000 |
| 8 | AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED | UNI | 4,625,000 |
| 9 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED | UNI | 4,614,000 |
| 10 | SUPERNANNY | ABC | 4,169,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (August 6, 2008) | |||
Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of 8,960,000 viewers, while CBS took second place with 7,342,000 average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places — with 4,568,000 and 4,431,000 average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of 4,034,000.
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