Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 24, 2008
November 25th, 2008 Posted in Media And Entertainment | One Comment
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, November 24, 2008 with approximately 21.1 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three with approximately 15.0 and 14.3 million average viewers respectively.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 21,095,000 |
| 2 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 14,950,000 |
| 3 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 14,333,000 |
| 4 | SAMANTHA WHO? | ABC | 10,717,000 |
| 5 | WORST WEEK | CBS | 10,153,000 |
| 6 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 10,033,000 |
| 7 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 9,956,000 |
| 8 | BOSTON LEGAL | ABC | 8,157,000 |
| 9 | HEROES | NBC | 7,511,000 |
| 10 | CHUCK | NBC | 6,534,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (November 24, 2008). | |||
Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 12.3 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.0 million and 4.9 million average viewers,
respectively. UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 4.5 million and 1.8 million average viewers, respectively.
Eight million viewers a week aren’t wrong…Boston Legal is a show we over 50-year-olds love to watch. The last show is going to be not only a heartbreaker but a tearjerker as well…no matter how the show ends.