The CMA Awards, aired on ABC, were the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 12, 2008.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CMA AWARDS(S)-11/12/2008
ABC
15,905,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,833,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
11,624,000

4
BONES
FOX
10,868,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,933,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,817,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,607,000

8
HOUSE-WED 9P
FOX
6,216,000

9
LIFE
NBC
5,809,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,546,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 12, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 15.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.1 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.5 million and 6.4 million average viewers,
respectively. Univision and the CW …