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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 26, 2008

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:38 +0000

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 26, 2008.

ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” rounded out the top three.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	14,108,000
2	CSI: NY	CBS	12,304,000
3	BARBARA WALTERS SP-11/26(S)-11/26/2008	ABC	11,612,000
4	BONES	FOX	9,867,000
5	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	7,631,000
6	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	7,483,000
7	PRIVATE PRACTICE	ABC	6,334,000
8	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	6,330,000
9	DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED	NBC	6,319,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED	UNI	5,506,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (November 25, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 11.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 7.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.3 million and 5.9 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of almost 4.9 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 5, 2008

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:30:18 +0000

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the top-rated primetime telecast on broadcast TV for November 5, 2008. The program drew just over 15.8 million average viewers Wednesday night.

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three, with 14.3 million and 11.8 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)-11/05/2008	ABC	15,848,000
2	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	14,304,000
3	CSI: NY	CBS	11,801,000
4	BONES	FOX	10,172,000
5	PRIVATE PRACTICE	ABC	9,171,000
6	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	7,936,000
7	HOUSE-WED 9P	FOX	6,654,000
8	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	6,497,000
9	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	6,326,000
10	DIRTY SEXY MONEY	ABC	6,151,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (November 5, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 10.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 10.5 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.4 million and 6.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.8 million and 2.8 million average viewers, respectively.

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 24, 2008

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:44:41 +0000

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 MINDS	CBS	17,007,000
2	DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)-09/24/2008	ABC	15,867,000
3	CSI: NY	CBS	14,591,000
4	AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED	NBC	10,303,000
5	BONES	FOX	9,726,000
6	KNIGHT RIDER	NBC	7,349,000
7	D. BLAINE: DIVE OF DEATH(S)-09/24/2008	ABC	7,130,000
8	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	6,824,000
9	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	6,521,000
10	LIPSTICK JUNGLE	NBC	6,250,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 24, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 10 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places — with roughly 7.8 million and 6.7 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.2 million and 3.2 million viewers, respectively.