Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 18, 2008
November 19th, 2008 Posted in Media And Entertainment | Discuss
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime
telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
ABC’s “Dancing W/Stars Results” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NCIS | CBS | 17,990,000 |
| 2 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 17,590,000 |
| 3 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 15,844,000 |
| 4 | HOUSE | FOX | 13,263,000 |
| 5 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 11,850,000 |
| 6 | DANCING W/STARS RECAP #5(S)-11/18/2008 | ABC | 11,604,000 |
| 7 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 10,109,000 |
| 8 | FRINGE | FOX | 9,175,000 |
| 9 | BIGGEST LOSER 6 | NBC | 7,774,000 |
| 10 | ELI STONE | ABC | 6,358,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (November 18, 2008). | |||
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.0 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 11.3 million and 8.6 million average viewers,
respectively. UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 4.5 million and 2.2 million average viewers, respectively.
