Primetime Broadcast Ratings, December 15, 2008
Posted Dec 16, 2008
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “Worst Week” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, December 15, 2008.
CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother” and “The Big Bang Theory” rounded out the top five.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 17,915,000 |
| 2 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 14,560,000 |
| 3 | WORST WEEK | CBS | 12,036,000 |
| 4 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 11,371,000 |
| 5 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 11,220,000 |
| 6 | HEROES | NBC | 7,866,000 |
| 7 | CHUCK | NBC | 7,661,000 |
| 8 | WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS(S)-12/15/2008 | ABC | 7,085,000 |
| 9 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 5,368,000 |
| 10 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON | UNI | 5,208,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008). | |||
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.6 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 6.5 million average viewers. FOX and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.2 million and 4.5 million average viewers. ABC and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.3 million and 2.2 million average viewers, respectively.
