CBS’s “CSI:NY” and “Criminal Minds” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, October 1, 2008.
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” rounded out the top three.
Three ABC premieres also made the top ten: “Private Practice,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” and “Pushing Daisies.”

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI: NY
CBS
14,878,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,780,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
12,693,000

4
BONES
FOX
10,034,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,163,000

6
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
7,766,000

7
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
7,020,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,915,000

9
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,801,000

10
PUSHING DAISIES
ABC
6,333,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 1, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.2 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 8.6 million average viewers. ABC and FOX …

The season premiere of CBS’s “Criminal Minds” was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, September 24, 2008.  The show drew an average of just over 17 million viewers.
ABC’s special presentation of “Dancing with the Stars” claimed second place, with almost 15.9 million average viewers, while the season premiere of CBS’s “CSI:NY” rounded out the top three, with almost 14.6 million average viewers.
Several other Wednesday night premieres also made the top ten: NBC’s “Knight Rider” and “Lipstick Jungle,” as well as CBS’s “Gary Unmarried” and ”New Adventures of Old Christine.”

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL …