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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, December 4, 2008

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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