Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 25, 2008

September 26, 2008

The season premiere of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, September 25, 2008.  The show drew an average of almost 18.5 million viewers.

CBS’s “Survivor: Gabon” season premiere claimed second place, with almost 13.1 million average viewers, while the season premiere of ABC’s other Thursday night premiere, “Ugly Betty,” rounded out the top three, with just over 9.8 million average viewers.

NBC’s three Thursday night season premieres, “Office,” “E.R.,” and “My Name Is Earl,” also made the top ten.

RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+)
1 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 18,469,000
2 SURVIVOR: GABON CBS 13,058,000
3 UGLY BETTY ABC 9,810,000
4 OFFICE NBC 9,338,000
5 CSI 10PM-SPECIAL(S)-09/25/2008 CBS 9,280,000
6 E.R. NBC 8,028,000
7 MY NAME IS EARL NBC 6,401,000
8 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU UNI 4,989,000
9 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES FOX 4,463,000
10 KITCHEN NIGHTMRS-9/25 8P(S)-09/25/2008 FOX 4,185,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 25, 2008)

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 15.6 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 11.9 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places — with roughly 7.9 million and 4.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of almost 4.2 million and 3.7 million viewers, respectively.

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