Recent broadcast TV ratings articles
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, July 16, 2008.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.
NBC’s back-to-back telecasts of “Baby Borrowers” claimed the 5th and 10th spots, while two Univision programs, “Al Diablo Con Guapos” (#7) and “Fuego en la Sangre” (#9), also made the top ten.
RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
9,260,000
2
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
9,010,000
3
CSI: NY
CBS
8,601,000
4
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
6,440,000
5
BABY BORROWERS
NBC
5,934,000
6
BIG BROTHER 10-WED
CBS
5,756,000
7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
4,657,000
8
CELEBRITY CIRCUS
NBC
4,547,000
9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
4,164,000
10
BABY BORROWERS 8P
NBC
4,017,000
Source: …
[read more]FOX’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game and Pre-Game broadcasts claimed the number one- and number three spots, respectively, in the ranking of primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
The game broadcast attracted 14,540,000 viewers — the largest audience since 2002. Last year, 12.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the game.
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” ranked second for the night, while ABC’s new reality series, “Wipeout,” took fourth place in the rankings.
RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME(S)-07/15/2008
FOX
14,540,000
2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
12,793,000
3
FOX MLB ALL-STAR PRE(S)-07/15/2008
FOX
10,371,000
4
WIPEOUT
ABC
8,652,000
5
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
NBC
7,823,000
6
NCIS
CBS
7,762,000
7
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
6,967,000
8
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,104,000
9
LAW AND …
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI Miami” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, July 14, 2008.
ABC’s back-to-back telecasts of “The Mole” claimed the 8th and 10th spots, while two Univision programs, “Fuego en la Sangre” (#7) and “Cristina” (#9), also made the top ten.
RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,390,000
2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
7,669,000
3
HOUSE-MON 9P
FOX
7,432,000
4
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
6,316,000
5
NASHVILLE STAR
NBC
5,935,000
6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,138,000
7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
4,246,000
8
MOLE, THE
ABC
3,599,000
9
CRISTINA MON
UNI
3,045,000
10
MOLE, THE-7/14(S)-07/14/2008
ABC
2,888,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 14, 2008)
Overall, FOX edged past CBS to win the night — with …
[read more]CBS’s “Flashpoint” and “Numbers” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, July 11, 2008.
NBC’s back-to-back telecasts of “Most Outrageous Moments” claimed the 6th and 7th spots, respectively. Two Univision programs, “Al Diablo Con Guapos” (#8) and “Fuego en la Sangre” (#10), also made the top ten.
RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
FLASHPOINT
CBS
8,131,000
2
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
6,666,000
3
DATELINE FRI
NBC
6,182,000
4
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,334,000
5
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
5,279,000
6
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 830P
NBC
5,230,000
7
MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 8P
NBC
4,489,000
8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
3,868,000
9
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
3,719,000
10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
3,685,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 11, 2008)
Overall, CBS won the night — with a 2.3 rating and 6,692,000 …
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