September 3, 2008
NBC’s “Deal or No Deal” and “America’s Toughest Jobs” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, September 1, 2008.
CBS’s special edition of “Two and a Half Men” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.
CBS’s coverage of Hurricane Gustav also made the top ten.
| RANK | NAME | NETWORK | VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON | NBC | 10,964,000 |
| 2 | TWO AND A HALF MEN-SPC(S)-09/01/2008 | CBS | 7,834,000 |
| 3 | AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS | NBC | 7,139,000 |
| 4 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 6,531,000 |
| 5 | OLD CHRISTINE-SPC(S)-09/01/2008 | CBS | 5,950,000 |
| 6 | AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON | UNI | 5,531,000 |
| 7 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON | UNI | 5,163,000 |
| 8 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-SPC(S)-09/01/2008 | CBS | 4,748,000 |
| 9 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE-SPCL(S)-09/01/2008 | CBS | 4,737,000 |
| 10 | CBS NEWS SP:GUSTAV-R.CONV(S)-09/01/2008 | CBS | 4,019,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (September 1, 2008) | |||
Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 9 million viewers, while FOX took second place with 6.5 million average viewers. CBS and Univision claimed third and fourth places — with more than 5.2 million and 4.5 million average viewers, respectively. ABC followed in fifth place with an average audience of slightly less than 2.5 million viewers.
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