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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, December 16, 2008

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:45:22 +0000

CBS’s “NCIS,” “The Mentalist,” and “Without A Trace” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 16, 2008.

NBC’s “Biggest Loser” and ABC’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” special rounded out the top five.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	19,937,000
2	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	19,314,000
3	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	14,475,000
4	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	11,832,000
5	CHARLIE BRWN CHRISTMAS(S)-12/16/2008	ABC	8,366,000
6	HOUSE	FOX	6,436,000
7	MOMMA’S BOYS 12/16(S)-12/16/2008	NBC	6,014,000
8	ACCORDING TO JIM-TU 9PM	ABC	5,222,000
9	ELI STONE	ABC	5,151,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	5,060,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (December 16, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 17.9 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 9.9 million average viewers. ABC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.1 million and 5.6 million average viewers. Univision and Telemundo followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.4 million and 1.4 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 25, 2008

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:20:55 +0000

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 25, 2008 with approximately 20.6 million average viewers.

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three with approximately 18.1 and 15.9 million average viewers respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	20,647,000
2	NCIS	CBS	18,118,000
3	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	15,925,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	12,877,000
5	CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGVING(S)-11/25/2008	ABC	11,085,000
6	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	10,416,000
7	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	8,589,000
8	FRINGE	FOX	7,704,000
9	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	6,875,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	5,335,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (November 25, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 17.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with just over 14.8 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 10.5 million and 7.4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 4.5 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 21, 2008

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:23:37 +0000

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, October 21, 2008.

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	17,226,000
2	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	16,350,000
3	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	15,282,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	13,085,000
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	11,629,000
6	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	9,497,000
7	DANCING W/STARS RECAP(S)-10/21/2008	ABC	9,037,000
8	FRINGE	FOX	8,914,000
9	ELI STONE	ABC	8,012,000
10	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,407,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 21, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 14.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 11.2 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 11 million and 8.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 4.3 million viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 14, 2008

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:10:43 +0000

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were, respectively, the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, October 14, 2008.

“NCIS” drew an average audience of just over 18 million viewers, while “The Mentalist” drew roughly 14.9 million average viewers.

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” rounded out the top three, with just over 14.8 million average viewers.

The season premiere of ABC’s “Eli Stone,” which drew almost 8.4 million average viewers, also made the top ten.

RANK	PROGRAM	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	18,038,000
2	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	14,935,000
3	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	14,816,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	13,269,000
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	11,051,000
6	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	9,512,000
7	FRINGE	FOX	9,157,000
8	ELI STONE	ABC	8,394,000
9	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,637,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	5,188,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 14, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.7 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 11.3 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.5 million and 8.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 4.4 million viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 8, 2008

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:53:43 +0000

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, October 8, 2008, drawing average audiences of almost 16.2 million and 15.9 million viewers.

FOX’s “Bones” rounded out the top three, with almost 10.6 million average viewers Wednesday night.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	16,185,000
2	CSI: NY	CBS	15,873,000
3	BONES	FOX	10,559,000
4	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	7,526,000
5	PRIVATE PRACTICE	ABC	7,400,000
6	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	7,357,000
7	KNIGHT RIDER	NBC	6,856,000
8	BIGGEST LOSER 6 10/8(S)-10/08/2008	NBC	6,556,000
9	DIRTY SEXY MONEY	ABC	5,852,000
10	PUSHING DAISIES	ABC	5,501,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 8, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.2 million viewers, while FOX took second place with just over 7.4 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.3 million and 6.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.5 million and 2.9 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 30, 2008

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:06:05 +0000

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, September 30, 2008.

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	17,470,000
2	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	15,491,000
3	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	15,484,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	12,978,000
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	12,611,000
6	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	10,391,000
7	FRINGE	FOX	9,906,000
8	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,390,000
9	OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS	ABC	5,960,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	5,280,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 30, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 11.5 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.8 million and 8.4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.1 million and 2.6 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 23, 2008

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:29:31 +0000

Night two of ABC’s three-night “Dancing with the Stars” season premiere was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, September 23, 2008. The show drew an average of just over 18.3 million viewers — down from 21.3 million viewers the previous night.

Two of CBS’s season premieres, “NCIS” and “The Mentalist,” claimed the next two spots in Tuesday night’s rankings, with average audiences of approximately 18 million and 15.6 million viewers, respectively.

The second episode of the new season of FOX’s “House” (12.4 million average viewers) and the season premiere of CBS’s “Without A Trace” (11.3 million average viewers) rounded out the top five.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	DANCING W/STARS SP-9/23(S)-09/23/2008	ABC	18,302,000
2	NCIS	CBS	18,026,000
3	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	15,603,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	12,378,000
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	11,280,000
6	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	9,681,000
7	FRINGE	FOX	9,422,000
8	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,357,000
9	OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS	ABC	6,563,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	4,686,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 23, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 14.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places — with roughly 10.9 million and 8.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of almost 4.1 million and 2.4 million viewers, respectively.