FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” (8,841,000) edged past CBS’s “Criminal Minds” (8,702,000) to claim the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV telecasts for Wednesday, July 30, 2008.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
8,841,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
8,702,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
7,785,000

4
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
6,284,000

5
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
5,811,000

6
BABY BORROWERS
NBC
5,413,000

7
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 7/30(S)-07/30/2008
NBC
5,187,000

8
SO YOU THINK ENCORE-7/30(S)-07/30/2008
FOX
4,722,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
4,566,000

10
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
4,298,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 30, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 7,433,000 viewers, while FOX took second place with 6,781,000 average viewers. …

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” again claimed the top Tuesday night slot by a wide margin.  The telecast, which drew an audience of 13.8 million viewers, placed first in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for July 29, 2008.
ABC’s “Wipeout” and CBS’s “NCIS” were again ranked second and third, respectively, with 9.6 million viewers and 8.5 million viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
13,846,000

2
WIPEOUT
ABC
9,699,000

3
NCIS
CBS
8,501,000

4
PRIMETIME: LAST LECTURE 2(S)-07/29/2008
ABC
7,653,000

5
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
NBC
7,533,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,206,000

7
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,079,000

8
I SURVED-JAPANESE GM SHOW
ABC
5,664,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
5,269,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
5,242,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 29, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night — with an average audience of …

CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “Old Christine” claimed the top three slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV telecasts for Monday, July 28, 2008.
FOX’s “House” and “Bones” — ranked fourth and fifth respectively — rounded out the top five.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,345,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
8,439,000

3
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,502,000

3
HOUSE-MON 9P
FOX
7,416,000

3
BONES-MON 8P
FOX
6,355,000

6
NASHVILLE STAR
NBC
6,095,000

7
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
5,918,000

7
AMERICAN GLADIATORS
NBC
5,412,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
5,367,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,247,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 28, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 7,390,000 viewers, while FOX took second place with 6,886,000 average …

CBS’s “Numbers” and “Ghost Whisperer” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, July 25, 2008.
NBC’s “Dateline” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.  The network’s back-to-back telecasts of “Most Outrageous Moments,” which claimed the 6th and 9th spots, also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
6,208,000

2
DATELINE FRI
NBC
6,120,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
5,166,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
4,686,000

5
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS-FRI
ABC
4,640,000

6
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 830P
NBC
4,362,000

7
SWINGTOWN
CBS
4,198,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,172,000

9
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 8P
NBC
3,968,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
3,925,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 25, 2008)

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of 7,901,000 viewers, while CBS …

FOX’s “So You Think You can Dance” claimed the top slot — for the second night in a row — in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Thursday, July 24, 2008. 
CBS’s “CSI” edged past FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” to secure second place.  “CSI” drew 7.5 million viewers Thursday night, while “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” drew 7.4 million viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
8,377,000

2
CSI
CBS
7,561,000

3
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
7,417,000

4
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,695,000

5
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
6,068,000

6
HOPKINS
ABC
5,316,000

7
LAST COMIC STANDING 6
NBC
4,252,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,121,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
3,937,000

10
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,597,000

Source: …

FOX’s “So You Think You can Dance” claimed the top slot by a tight margin in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for July 23, 2008.  The show drew an audience of 8.5 million viewers Wednesday night.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” came in second and third, respectively, with 8.4 million viewers and 7.5 million viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
8,599,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
8,437,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
7,533,000

4
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
6,350,000

5
BIG BROTHER 10-WED
CBS
6,219,000

6
BABY BORROWERS
NBC
4,734,000

7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
4,633,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
4,569,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
4,390,000

10
SUPERNANNY
ABC
3,905,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 23, 2008)

Overall, FOX (8,599,000 viewers) edged past …

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” claimed the top slot by an unusually wide margin in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for July 22, 2008.   The show drew an audience of 13.2 million viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Wipeout” and CBS’s “NCIS” came in second and third, respectively, with 9.9 million viewers and 8.5 million viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
13,236,000

2
WIPEOUT
ABC
9,985,000

3
NCIS
CBS
8,524,000

4
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
NBC
7,276,000

5
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
6,721,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
6,601,000

7
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,073,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
5,695,000

9
I SURVED-JAPANESE GM SHOW
ABC
5,548,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
5,204,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 22, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night — with an average audience of 9,074,000 viewers, while ABC took …

CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “Old Christine” claimed three of the top four slots in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Monday, July 21, 2008.  
“Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” claimed first and second place, respectively, while “Old Christine” placed fourth.  FOX’s “House” claimed third place.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,762,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
8,134,000

3
HOUSE-MON 9P
FOX
7,898,000

4
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,399,000

5
BONES-MON 8P
FOX
6,479,000

6
NASHVILLE STAR
NBC
5,847,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,748,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
5,470,000

9
AMERICAN GLADIATORS
NBC
5,210,000

10
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
5,145,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 21, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night — with an average audience of 7,441,000 viewers.  FOX …

CBS’s “Flashpoint” and “Numbers” were the top two primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, July 18, 2008.  NBC’s “Dateline” claimed third place.
NBC’s back-to-back telecasts of “Most outrageous Moments,” ranked 8th and 9th, also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
FLASHPOINT
CBS
7,115,000

2
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
6,440,000

3
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,753,000

4
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
5,500,000

5
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS-FRI
ABC
4,818,000

6
20/20-FRI
ABC
4,639,000

7
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
4,339,000

8
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 8P
NBC
4,062,000

9
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 830P
NBC
3,912,000

10
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
3,883,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 18, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night — with an average audience of 6,352,000 viewers, while NBC took second place with 5,163,000 average viewers.  The CW and ABC claimed distant …

CBS’s “CSI” was the number one primetime broadcast telecast for Thursday, July 17, 2008.  But FOX dominated the top three with “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader,” which claimed the second and third slots, respectively.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
8,919,000

2
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
8,396,000

3
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
7,687,000

4
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
6,971,000

5
HOPKINS
ABC
6,008,000

6
SWINGTOWN
CBS
5,325,000

7
PREMIOS JUVENTUD 08 7/17(S)-07/17/2008
UNI
5,198,000

8
LAST COMIC STANDING 6
NBC
4,492,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,350,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
3,217,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 17, 2008)

Overall, FOX won the night — with an average audience of 8,042,000 viewers, while CBS took second place with 7,141,000 average viewers.  Univision and …