Primetime Broadcast Ratings, December 8, 2008
Posted Dec 9, 2008
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, December 8, 2008.
ABC’s “Charlie Brown” Christmas Special rounded out the top three.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 15,588,000 |
| 2 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 13,787,000 |
| 3 | CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS(S)-12/08/2008 | ABC | 11,017,000 |
| 4 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 10,504,000 |
| 5 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 10,491,000 |
| 6 | BOSTON LEGAL | ABC | 9,885,000 |
| 7 | HEROES | NBC | 7,719,000 |
| 8 | CHUCK | NBC | 6,936,000 |
| 9 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 5,396,000 |
| 10 | TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON | FOX | 5,250,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (December 8, 2008). | |||
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.4 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 10.3 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.1 million and 5.3 million average viewers,
respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 4.7 million and 2.4 million average viewers, respectively.
