NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” and “Criminal Minds” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 2(S)-08/20/2008
NBC
24,755,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
6,055,000

3
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
5,918,000

4
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
5,056,000

5
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
4,993,000

6
BONES SP-8/20 8P(S)-08/20/2008
FOX
4,760,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
4,516,000

8
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
4,086,000

9
SUPERNANNY
ABC
3,711,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
3,346,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 20, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just under 24.8 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 5.7 million average viewers.  Univision and FOX claimed third …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Tuesday, August 19, 2008.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “Big Brother” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 2(S)-08/19/2008
NBC
26,629,000

2
NCIS
CBS
7,610,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,117,000

4
WIPEOUT
ABC
5,214,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE
UNI
4,668,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
4,555,000

7
PRIMETIME: MED MYST-8/19(S)-08/19/2008
ABC
4,376,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
4,191,000

9
HOUSE-TUE 8P
FOX
3,302,000

10
WANNA BET
ABC
3,106,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 19, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of 26.6 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 6.1 million average viewers.  ABC and Univision claimed third and fourth places …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Monday, August 18, 2008.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 2(S)-08/18/2008
NBC
26,374,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,162,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
6,380,000

4
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,749,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
5,468,000

6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,429,000

7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON
UNI
4,486,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
4,388,000

9
ABC MON MOVE-WK-8/18(S)-08/18/2008
ABC
3,140,000

10
CRISTINA MON
UNI
2,662,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 18, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just under 26.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Friday, August 15, 2008.
ABC’s “20-20” and CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 1(S)-08/15/2008
NBC
26,071,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,523,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
4,911,000

4
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
4,671,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,246,000

6
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
4,237,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
3,998,000

8
ABC FRI MOVIE OF THE WK
ABC
3,892,000

9
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 2(S)-08/15/2008
FOX
3,534,000

10
SWINGTOWN
CBS
3,240,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 15, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just under 26.1 million viewers, while ABC took second place with 4.4 million average viewers.  CBS …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Thursday, August 14, 2008.
CBS’s “Flashpoint” and “Big Brother” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 1(S)-08/14/2008
NBC
29,708,000

2
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,113,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
5,864,000

4
CSI
CBS
5,325,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
4,678,000

6
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,345,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,490,000

8
ROSA DE GUADALUPE THU
UNI
3,430,000

9
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
3,378,000

10
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 1(S)-08/14/2008
FOX
3,163,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 14, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 29.7 million viewers, while CBS took second place with 5.8 million average viewers.  Univision …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Wednesday, August 13, 2008.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 1(S)-08/13/2008
NBC
27,656,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
6,428,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
5,785,000

4
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
5,114,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
4,818,000

6
BONES SP-8/13 8P(S)-08/13/2008
FOX
4,542,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
4,402,000

8
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
4,383,000

9
SUPERNANNY
ABC
3,945,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
3,176,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 13, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 27.6 million viewers, while CBS took second place with 5.7 million average viewers.  Univision and ABC claimed third and …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Tuesday, August 12, 2008.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “Big Brother” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 1(S)-08/12/2008
NBC
34,014,000

2
NCIS
CBS
7,218,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,358,000

4
WIPEOUT
ABC
4,842,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE
UNI
4,809,000

6
PRIMETIME: MED MYST-8/12(S)-08/12/2008
ABC
4,669,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
4,377,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
4,346,000

9
HOUSE-TUE 8P
FOX
3,684,000

10
WANNA BET
ABC
3,682,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 12, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 34 million viewers, while CBS took second place with 5.9 million average viewers.  ABC and Univision claimed third and fourth …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Monday, August 11, 2008.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 1(S)-08/11/2008
NBC
30,173,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,068,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
6,305,000

4
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,628,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON
UNI
5,112,000

6
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
4,849,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
4,819,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
4,623,000

9
TERMINATOR:SCC SP-8/11 9P(S)-08/11/2008
FOX
2,767,000

10
CRISTINA MON
UNI
2,573,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 11, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of 30.1 million viewers, while CBS took second place with 5.9 million …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Friday, August 8, 2008.
The Games’ Opening Ceremony drew 34.9 million viewers — the largest U.S. television audience of any Summer Games Opening Ceremony in more than a decade.  Only the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games (39.8 million viewers) attracted a larger number of U.S. viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM OPEN CEREM(S)-08/08/2008
NBC
34,891,000

2
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,319,000

3
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,091,000

4
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
3,773,000

5
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
3,728,000

6
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
3,642,000

7
ABC FRI MOVIE OF THE WK
ABC
2,977,000

8
SWINGTOWN
CBS
2,825,000

9
ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI
UNI
2,681,000

10
FOX MOVIE-FRIDAY
FOX
2,247,000

Source: The …

FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” claimed the top slot by a wide margin in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Thursday, August 7, 2008. 
The telecast drew an audience of 9.69 million viewers, while NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and CBS’s “Flashpoint” were ranked second and third, respectively, with 7.56 million viewers and 6.25 million viewers each.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Big Brother” also made the top five.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
9,693,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 8/7(S)-08/07/2008
NBC
7,567,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,256,000

4
CSI
CBS
6,095,000

5
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
5,528,000

6
HOPKINS
ABC
4,924,000

7
LAST COMIC STANDING 6
NBC
4,557,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
4,442,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,393,000

10
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU …