Primetime Broadcast Ratings, December 17, 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 viewers. ABC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.5 million and 5.4 million average viewers.
Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.4 million and 1.9 million average viewers, respectively.
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