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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 20, 2008

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:07:21 +0000

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime broadcast for October 20, 2008. The telecast drew almost 18.5 million average viewers Monday evening.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” (14.6 million average viewers) and “CSI: Miami” (13.5 million average viewers) rounded out the top three programs for the night.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	18,497,000
2	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	14,630,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	13,505,000
4	WORST WEEK	CBS	9,875,000
5	SAMANTHA WHO?	ABC	9,636,000
6	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	9,446,000
7	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	9,331,000
8	HEROES	NBC	8,510,000
9	BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	8,137,000
10	CHUCK	NBC	6,872,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 20, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 13.7 million viewers, while CBS took second place with just over 11.7 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7 million and 5.2 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.4 million and 3.4 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 6, 2008

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:09:22 +0000

ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, October 6, 2008.

CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “Worst Week” dominated the next five slots in Nielsen’s ranking.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	18,592,000
2	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	14,073,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	13,884,000
4	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	9,394,000
5	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	8,977,000
6	WORST WEEK	CBS	8,848,000
7	BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	8,746,000
8	HEROES	NBC	8,198,000
9	CHUCK	NBC	5,832,000
10	TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON	FOX	5,726,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 6, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of just over 15.3 million viewers, while CBS took second place with just over 11.5 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.5 million and 5.5 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.5 million and 1.7 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 29, 2008

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:38:17 +0000

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, September 29, 2008. The show drew an average of almost 18.9 million viewers.

CBS’s “CSI: Miami” and “Two and a Half Men” claimed second and third places, with roughly 14.3 million and 13.6 million average viewers, respectively.

NBC’s “Chuck” and “Life,” which premiered Monday night, also made the top ten.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	18,883,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	14,345,000
3	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	13,577,000
4	HEROES	NBC	9,502,000
5	WORST WEEK	CBS	8,961,000
6	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,597,000
7	BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	8,562,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	8,724,000
9	CHUCK	NBC	6,835,000
10	LIFE 9/29(S)-09/29/2008	NBC	6,942,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 29, 2008)

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of 15.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with just over 11.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.8 million and 5.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.1 million and 3.4 million viewers, respectively.