NBC’s coverage of the Republican National Convention claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Thursday, September 4.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Big Brother 10″ were ranked second and third, respectively, with almost 7.3 million and 6.6 million average viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DECISION ‘08 REP CONV THU(S)-09/04/2008
NBC
8,663,000

2
CSI
CBS
7,267,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
6,575,000

4
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
6,072,000

5
VOTE2008:REP NAT CONV-THU(S)-09/04/2008
ABC
5,968,000

6
CAMPAIGN 2008-REP CONV-TH(S)-09/04/2008
CBS
5,299,000

7
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
FOX
5,278,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,792,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,887,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
3,751,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 4, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 8.7 million viewers, while CBS took second …

For the second consecutive night, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs.
The telecast drew an average audience of more than 10.2 million viewers, while FOX’s “Bones” and ABC’s coverage of the third night of the Republican National Convention were ranked second and third, respectively, with more than 9.7 million and 5.8 million average viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
10,249,000

2
BONES
FOX
9,739,000

3
VOTE2008:REP NAT CONV-WED(S)-09/03/2008
ABC
5,899,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
5,755,000

5
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,572,000

6
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
5,518,000

7
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
4,955,000

8
AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-5
CW
3,507,000

9
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA WE
UNI
3,317,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
3,293,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September …

 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 …

Back-to-back special episodes of FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, August 29, 2008.
CBS’s “Numbers” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SMARTER THAN 5TH 8/29-9P(S)-08/29/2008
FOX
5,602,000

2
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
5,231,000

3
SMARTER THAN 5TH 8/29-8P(S)-08/29/2008
FOX
4,823,000

4
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,654,000

5
20/20-FRI
ABC
4,579,000

6
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
4,427,000

7
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,397,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,301,000

9
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
3,703,000

10
SWINGTOWN
CBS
3,650,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 29, 2008)

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of just over 5.2 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 4.5 million average viewers. Univision …

ABC’s primetime coverage of the final day of the Democratic National Convention led in viewership drawing an average audience of roughly 6.6 million viewers. The event featured the widely viewed acceptance speech by Sen. Barack Obama.
Convention coverage from NBC and CBS also made their way into the top 10.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
VOTE2008:DEM NAT CONV-THU(S)-08/28/2008
ABC
6,584,000

2
DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV THU(S)-08/28/2008
NBC
6,100,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
5,969,000

4
CSI
CBS
5,297,000

5
MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-9P(S)-08/28/2008
FOX
5,179,000

6
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
5,127,000

7
CAMPAIGN 2008-DEM CONV-TH(S)-08/28/2008
CBS
4,722,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,685,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
4,008,000

10
MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-8P(S)-08/28/2008
FOX
3,690,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 28, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience …

For the second night in a row, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs.
The telecast drew an average audience of 10.3 million viewers, while CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and FOX’s special presentation of “Bones” were ranked second and third, respectively, with 6.9 million and almost 6.1 million average viewers each.
Coverage of the third night of the Democratic National Convention on NBC, CBS, and ABC also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
10,344,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
6,930,000

3
BONES SP-8/27 9P(S)-08/27/2008
FOX
6,056,000

4
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
5,683,000

5
BONES SP-8/27 8P(S)-08/27/2008
FOX
5,639,000

6
DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV …

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Tuesday, August 26, 2008.
The telecast drew an average audience of 11.1 million viewers, while CBS’s “NCIS” and FOX’s “House” were ranked second and third, respectively, with 7.5 million and 6.8 million average viewers each.
Coverage of the second night of the Democratic National Convention on NBC and ABC also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
11,118,000

2
NCIS
CBS
7,453,000

3
HOUSE
FOX
6,808,000

4
WIPEOUT
ABC
6,325,000

5
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,284,000

6
DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV TUE(S)-08/26/2008
NBC
5,976,000

7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE
UNI
5,317,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,218,000

9
HOUSE-TUE 8P
FOX
4,867,000

10
VOTE2008:DEM NAT CONV-TUE(S)-08/26/2008
ABC
4,758,000

Source: The …

NBC’s “Deal or No Deal” and “America’s Toughest Jobs” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, August 25, 2008.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.
NBC’s coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
10,999,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,030,000

3
AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS
NBC
7,298,000

4
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,631,000

5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,545,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
5,481,000

7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON
UNI
5,342,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
5,167,000

9
DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV MON(S)-08/25/2008
NBC
4,706,000

10
PRISON BREAK SP-8/25 9P(S)-08/25/2008
FOX
4,288,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Friday, August 22, 2008.
CBS’s “NFL Pre-Season Special” and FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 2(S)-08/22/2008
NBC
17,876,000

2
NFL PRE-SEASON(S)-08/22/2008
CBS
4,825,000

3
SMARTER THAN 5TH 8/22-9P(S)-08/22/2008
FOX
4,120,000

4
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,094,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,006,000

6
20/20-FRI
ABC
3,844,000

7
SMARTER THAN 5TH 8/22-8P(S)-08/22/2008
FOX
3,843,000

8
ABC FRI MOVIE OF THE WK
ABC
3,790,000

9
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
3,617,000

10
ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI
UNI
2,700,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 22, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 17.9 million viewers, while …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Thursday, August 21, 2008.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Flashpoint” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 2(S)-08/21/2008
NBC
22,438,000

2
CSI
CBS
7,294,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
7,208,000

4
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
6,167,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
4,813,000

6
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,779,000

7
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 3(S)-08/21/2008
FOX
4,606,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,248,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
3,178,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
3,051,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 21, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 22.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 6.9 million average viewers. FOX and Univision claimed …