CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” was sandwiched between the two, in second place. 
ABC’s special presentation, “Primetime: China Inside Out,” also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
9,109,000

2
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
8,960,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
7,028,000

4
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
5,890,000

5
PRIMETIME:CHINA IN-OUT(S)-08/06/2008
ABC
5,367,000

6
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 8/6(S)-08/06/2008
NBC
5,170,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
4,781,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
4,625,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
4,614,000

10
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,169,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 6, 2008)

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of 8,960,000 viewers, while …

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” again claimed the top Tuesday night slot by a wide margin.  The telecast, which drew an audience of 12.6 million viewers, placed first in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for August 5, 2008.
CBS’s “NCIS” and ABC’s “Wipeout” were again ranked second and third, respectively, with 8.7 million viewers and 7.3 million viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
12,611,000

2
NCIS
CBS
8,703,000

3
WIPEOUT
ABC
7,337,000

4
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,445,000

5
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
NBC
6,121,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
5,929,000

7
HOUSE
FOX
5,558,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE
UNI
4,767,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
4,692,000

10
I SURVED-JAPANESE GM SHOW
ABC
4,541,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 5, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an …

CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” “Old Christine,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “The Big Bang Theory” claimed the top five slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV programs for Monday, August 4.
FOX’s tenth annual “Teen Choice Awards” also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,979,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
7,891,000

3
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,599,000

4
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
6,362,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
6,299,000

6
NASHVILLE STAR
NBC
6,212,000

7
AMERICAN GLADIATORS
NBC
5,435,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
4,844,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON
UNI
4,559,000

10
2008 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS(S)-08/04/2008
FOX
4,436,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 4, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of …

For the second Friday in a row, CBS’s “Numbers” and “Ghost Whisperer” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV.
NBC’s “Dateline” was again sandwiched between the two, in second place.  The network’s back-to-back telecasts of “Most Outrageous Moments,” which claimed the 5th and 10th spots, also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
6,107,000

2
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,550,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
4,986,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
4,169,000

5
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 830P
NBC
4,155,000

6
SWINGTOWN
CBS
4,062,000

7
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
4,020,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
3,839,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
3,530,000

10
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 8P
NBC
3,519,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 1, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of …

FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV telecasts for Thursday, July 31, 2008 — beating out CBS’s “CSI” and “Flashpoint,” which placed second and third, respectively.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
8,694,000

2
CSI
CBS
8,033,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
7,677,000

4
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
6,392,000

5
DON’T FORGET LYRICS 7/31(S)-07/31/2008
FOX
5,895,000

6
HOPKINS
ABC
5,578,000

7
LAST COMIC STANDING 6
NBC
5,016,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,717,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
4,467,000

10
FEAR ITSELF
NBC
3,856,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 31, 2008)

Overall, CBS (7,369,000 viewers) edged past FOX (7,306,000 viewers) to win the night.  NBC and ABC claimed distant third and fourth places — with …

FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” (8,841,000) edged past CBS’s “Criminal Minds” (8,702,000) to claim the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV telecasts for Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
8,841,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
8,702,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
7,785,000

4
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
6,284,000

5
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
5,811,000

6
BABY BORROWERS
NBC
5,413,000

7
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 7/30(S)-07/30/2008
NBC
5,187,000

8
SO YOU THINK ENCORE-7/30(S)-07/30/2008
FOX
4,722,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
4,566,000

10
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
4,298,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 30, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 7,433,000 viewers, while FOX took second place with 6,781,000 average viewers. …

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” again claimed the top Tuesday night slot by a wide margin.  The telecast, which drew an audience of 13.8 million viewers, placed first in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for July 29, 2008.
ABC’s “Wipeout” and CBS’s “NCIS” were again ranked second and third, respectively, with 9.6 million viewers and 8.5 million viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
13,846,000

2
WIPEOUT
ABC
9,699,000

3
NCIS
CBS
8,501,000

4
PRIMETIME: LAST LECTURE 2(S)-07/29/2008
ABC
7,653,000

5
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
NBC
7,533,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,206,000

7
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,079,000

8
I SURVED-JAPANESE GM SHOW
ABC
5,664,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
5,269,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
5,242,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 29, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night — with an average audience of …

CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “Old Christine” claimed the top three slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV telecasts for Monday, July 28, 2008.
FOX’s “House” and “Bones” — ranked fourth and fifth respectively — rounded out the top five.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,345,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
8,439,000

3
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,502,000

3
HOUSE-MON 9P
FOX
7,416,000

3
BONES-MON 8P
FOX
6,355,000

6
NASHVILLE STAR
NBC
6,095,000

7
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
5,918,000

7
AMERICAN GLADIATORS
NBC
5,412,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
5,367,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,247,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 28, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 7,390,000 viewers, while FOX took second place with 6,886,000 average …

CBS’s “Numbers” and “Ghost Whisperer” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, July 25, 2008.
NBC’s “Dateline” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.  The network’s back-to-back telecasts of “Most Outrageous Moments,” which claimed the 6th and 9th spots, also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
6,208,000

2
DATELINE FRI
NBC
6,120,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
5,166,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
4,686,000

5
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS-FRI
ABC
4,640,000

6
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 830P
NBC
4,362,000

7
SWINGTOWN
CBS
4,198,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,172,000

9
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 8P
NBC
3,968,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
3,925,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 25, 2008)

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of 7,901,000 viewers, while CBS …

FOX’s “So You Think You can Dance” claimed the top slot — for the second night in a row — in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Thursday, July 24, 2008. 
CBS’s “CSI” edged past FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” to secure second place.  “CSI” drew 7.5 million viewers Thursday night, while “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” drew 7.4 million viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
8,377,000

2
CSI
CBS
7,561,000

3
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
7,417,000

4
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,695,000

5
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
6,068,000

6
HOPKINS
ABC
5,316,000

7
LAST COMIC STANDING 6
NBC
4,252,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,121,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
3,937,000

10
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,597,000

Source: …