July 29, 2008
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “Old Christine” claimed the top three slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV telecasts for Monday, July 28, 2008.
FOX’s “House” and “Bones” — ranked fourth and fifth respectively — rounded out the top five.
| RANK | NAME | NETWORK | VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 9,345,000 |
| 2 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 8,439,000 |
| 3 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 7,502,000 |
| 3 | HOUSE-MON 9P | FOX | 7,416,000 |
| 3 | BONES-MON 8P | FOX | 6,355,000 |
| 6 | NASHVILLE STAR | NBC | 6,095,000 |
| 7 | DATELINE NBC-MON | NBC | 5,918,000 |
| 7 | AMERICAN GLADIATORS | NBC | 5,412,000 |
| 9 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 5,367,000 |
| 9 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 5,247,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (July 28, 2008) | |||
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 7,390,000 viewers, while FOX took second place with 6,886,000 average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places — with 5,808,000 and 4,032,000 average viewers, respectively — while ABC came in a close fifth with an average audience of 3,303,000.
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