CBS’s “CSI:NY” and “Criminal Minds” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, October 1, 2008.
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” rounded out the top three.
Three ABC premieres also made the top ten: “Private Practice,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” and “Pushing Daisies.”

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI: NY
CBS
14,878,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,780,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
12,693,000

4
BONES
FOX
10,034,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,163,000

6
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
7,766,000

7
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
7,020,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,915,000

9
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,801,000

10
PUSHING DAISIES
ABC
6,333,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 1, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.2 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 8.6 million average viewers. ABC and FOX …