CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were, respectively, the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 10, 2008. 
“Ghost Whisperer” drew an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers, while “Numbers” drew roughly 8 million average viewers.
ABC’s “20/20″ rounded out the top three, with just over 7 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,693,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
8,012,000

3
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,017,000

4
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
6,633,000

5
EX LIST, THE
CBS
5,596,000

6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
5,443,000

7
LIFE
NBC
4,978,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,961,000

9
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
4,829,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,345,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 10, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers, while …

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Tuesday, September 2.
The telecast drew an average audience of almost 10.8 million viewers, while CBS’s “NCIS” and FOX’s “House” were ranked second and third, respectively, with just under 8.2 million and almost 7.8 million average viewers each.
Coverage of the second night of the Republican National Convention on NBC also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
10,772,000

2
NCIS
CBS
8,168,000

3
HOUSE
FOX
7,753,000

4
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,456,000

5
WIPEOUT
ABC
5,839,000

6
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE
UNI
5,834,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,468,000

8
HOUSE-TUE 8P
FOX
4,964,000

9
90210
CW
4,651,000

10
DECISION ‘08 REP CONV TUE(S)-09/02/2008
NBC
4,509,000

Source: The Nielsen …