December 5, 2008
CBS’s “CSI” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, December 4, 2008, drawing almost 17.5 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Barbara Walters Presents” rounded out the top three, with just over 15.3 million and 13.2 million average viewers, respectively.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSI | CBS | 17,476,000 |
| 2 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 15,279,000 |
| 3 | BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS(S)-12/04/2008 | ABC | 13,191,000 |
| 4 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 12,727,000 |
| 5 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 10,864,000 |
| 6 | OFFICE | NBC | 8,456,000 |
| 7 | UGLY BETTY | ABC | 8,370,000 |
| 8 | E.R. | NBC | 8,202,000 |
| 9 | 30 ROCK | NBC | 7,182,000 |
| 10 | MY NAME IS EARL | NBC | 6,132,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (December 4, 2008). | |||
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 13.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 12.3 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.2 million and 4.4 million average viewers, respectively. FOX followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.8 million average viewers.
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