RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
2,757,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,897,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,856,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
1,845,000

5
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
1,805,000

6
OT, THE
FOX
Sunday
1,785,000

7
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
1,727,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
1,608,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
1,524,000

10
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,333,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008 – December 21, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
19,937,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
19,314,000

3
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
18,858,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
17,915,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
15,160,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,560,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
14,475,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
13,377,000

9
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
13,133,000

10
CSI
CBS
Thursday
12,677,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008 – December 21, 2008)

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 17, 2008, drawing approximately 15.2 and 13.4 million average viewers, respectively.
NBC’s “Muppets Christmas Letter to Santa” special rounded out the top three, with 7.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
15,160,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
13,377,000

3
MUPPETS XMAS LTR TO SANTA(S)-12/17/2008
NBC
7,466,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,378,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,292,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,016,000

7
SECRET MLNR SP-12/17 8P(S)-12/17/2008
FOX
6,709,000

8
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,610,000

9
LIFE
NBC
5,216,000

10
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,129,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 17, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12 million viewers,
while NBC took second place with almost 6.6 million average …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
3,671,000

2
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
2,539,000

3
CSI
CBS
Thursday
2,124,000

4
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
2,079,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,756,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,730,000

7
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3
NBC
Sunday
1,654,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
1,591,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
1,404,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,463,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 8, 2008 – December 14, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
23,053,000

2
CSI
CBS
Thursday
20,857,000

3
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
18,804,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
15,588,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
14,677,000

6
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
14,195,000

7
HOUSE
FOX
Tuesday
14,051,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
13,787,000

9
SURVIVOR: GABON FINALE(S)
CBS
Sunday
13,766,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
13,695,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 8, 2008 – December 14, 2008)

CBS’s “Criminal Minds,” “CSI: NY,” and “Old Christine” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 10, 2008. 

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,677,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
13,328,000

3
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,944,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,731,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,506,000

6
SECRET MLNR SP-12/10 8P(S)-12/10/2008
FOX
7,260,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,859,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,639,000

9
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,240,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,220,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 10, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.9 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 6 million average viewers.  FOX and ABC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.9 million and 5.7 million average viewers.  UNI and the MNT followed …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
Tuesday
20,647,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
Monday
21,095,000

3
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
18,642,000

4
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
18,118,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
Sunday
15,814,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
15,925,000

7
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
15,921,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,333,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
14,950,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
14,108,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 24, 2008 – November 30, 2008)

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 26, 2008.
ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,108,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
12,304,000

3
BARBARA WALTERS SP-11/26(S)-11/26/2008
ABC
11,612,000

4
BONES
FOX
9,867,000

5
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,631,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,483,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,334,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,330,000

9
DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED
NBC
6,319,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,506,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 25, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 11.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 7.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.3 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,631,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
17,590,000

3
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
18,446,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,990,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
16,334,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
15,464,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,913,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
15,844,000

9
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
SUNDAY
15,168,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,887,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,184,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 17, 2008 – November 23, 2008)

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
FOX’s “Bones” rounded out the top three with 10.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
16,334,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
14,119,000

3
BONES
FOX
10,818,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,882,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,847,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,623,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
7,225,000

8
HOUSE-WED 9P
FOX
5,684,000

9
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,580,000

10
LIFE
NBC
5,427,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 19, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 8.3 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.1 million and 5.9 million average viewers,
respectively. …