Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 10, 2008

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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 ABC took second place with almost 5.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.2 million and 5.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.8 million viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 2, 2008

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:22:05 +0000

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 Company (September 2, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 8.6 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 6.4 million average viewers. CBS and Univision claimed third and fourth places — with more than 5.8 million and 4.9 million average viewers, respectively. The CW and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places, respectively, with average audiences of just over 4.6 million and 4.2 million viewers.

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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 10, 2008

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 2, 2008