CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 23, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.
Game two of the MLB World Series, which aired on FOX, claimed fourth place, with almost 12.8 million viewers, on average.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,492,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,451,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
13,309,000

4
FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 2(S)-10/23/2008
FOX
12,777,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,849,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,818,000

7
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/23(S)-10/23/2008
NBC
8,796,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,704,000

9
OFFICE
NBC
7,976,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
7,861,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 23, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15 million viewers, while FOX took second …

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,275,000

2
NCIS
CBS
18,038,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
17,765,000

4
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
15,485,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
14,935,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
14,816,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,803,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,719,000

9
60 MINUTES
CBS
14,533,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
13,269,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 13, 2008 – October 19, 2008).

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 16, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,275,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,803,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,807,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,907,000

5
E.R.
NBC
8,961,000

6
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/16(S)-10/16/2008
NBC
8,832,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,327,000

8
OFFICE
NBC
8,276,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
8,220,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,722,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 16, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 14.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 10.5 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.0 million and 4.5 million average …

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
23,485,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,592,000

3
NCIS
CBS
16,288,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
16,185,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
15,873,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
15,505,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)
ABC
15,065,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,797,000

9
OT, THE
FOX
14,232,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,073,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 6, 2008 – October 12, 2008).

The season premiere of CBS’s “CSI” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 9, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” claimed the number two slot, and CBS’s “Survivor: Gabon” rounded out the top three.
Premiere episodes of CBS’s “Eleventh Hour,” ABC’s “Life on Mars,” and “SNL on Thursday Night” also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
23,485,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,797,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
13,278,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,373,000

5
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
11,333,000

6
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/9(S)-10/09/2008
NBC
10,850,000

7
E.R.
NBC
9,408,000

8
OFFICE
NBC
9,245,000

9
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,521,000

10
FOX MLB NLCS GAME 1(S)-10/09/2008
FOX
7,735,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 9, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 16.1 million viewers, …

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 …

ABC’s post-debate analysis of Barack Obama and John McCain’s first presidential debate was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Friday, September 26, 2008.  The show drew an average of almost 8.3 million viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” claimed second place, with almost 7.9 million average viewers, while NBC’s post-debate coverage rounded out the top three, with just over 7.1 million average viewers.
Post-debate analysis on CBS (6.1 million average viewers) and FOX News (3.9 million average viewers) also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
VOTE2008: ANALYSIS-FRI(S)-09/26/2008
ABC
8,272,000

2
MENTALIST, THE-FRIDAY SP(S)-09/26/2008
CBS
7,896,000

3
DECISION ‘08:PRES ANALSYS(S)-09/26/2008
NBC
7,124,000

4
20/20 SP EDITION-9/26(S)-09/26/2008
ABC
6,891,000

5
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The season premiere of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, September 25, 2008.  The show drew an average of almost 18.5 million viewers.
CBS’s “Survivor: Gabon” season premiere claimed second place, with almost 13.1 million average viewers, while the season premiere of ABC’s other Thursday night premiere, “Ugly Betty,” rounded out the top three, with just over 9.8 million average viewers.
NBC’s three Thursday night season premieres, “Office,” “E.R.,” and “My Name Is Earl,” also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
18,469,000

2
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
13,058,000

3
UGLY BETTY
ABC
9,810,000

4
OFFICE
NBC
9,338,000

5
CSI 10PM-SPECIAL(S)-09/25/2008
CBS
9,280,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,028,000

7
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