RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (PACKERS/SAINTS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,380,000

2
COLL FTBALL-THUR NIGHT L (TEXAS A&M/TEXAS)
ESPN
THURSDAY
5,568,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,047,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,705,000

5
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
4,481,000

6
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
4,444,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
4,182,000

8
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,166,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,104,000

10
HALLMARK MOVIE (MOONLIGHT & MISTLETOE)
HALL
SATURDAY
4,020,000

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L(BROWNS/BILLS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,565,000

2
SPORTSCENTER: L
ESPN
MONDAY
6,950,000

3
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,647,000

4
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,572,000

5
NCIS
USA
SATURDAY
4,578,000

6
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,640,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,475,000

8
NCIS
USA
SATURDAY
4,331,000

9
NCIS
USA
THURSDAY
4,272,000

10
NCIS
USA
SATURDAY
3,917,000

10
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,042,000

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L(49ERS/CARDINALS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,870,000

2
JEFF DUNHAMS VERY SPECIAL
CMDY
SUNDAY
6,611,000

3
ICARLY MOVIE: GO TO JAPAN
NICK
MONDAY
4,833,000

4
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,614,000

5
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L(MISSISSIPPI ST/ALABAMA)
ESPN
SATURDAY
4,955,000

6
NCIS
USA
TUESDAY
4,289,000

7
SATURDAY MOVIE III (TWO MR KISSELS, THE)
LIF
SATURDAY
4,168,000

8
NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME (2008 – JETS VS. PATRIOTS)
NFLN
THURSDAY
4,411,000

9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,596,000

10
ICARLY
NICK
MONDAY
4,094,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 10, 2008 – November 16, 2008)

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008
CNN
TUESDAY
15,209,000

2
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (STEELERS/REDSKINS)
ESPN
MONDAY
14,205,000

3
ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008
CNN
TUESDAY
13,172,000

4
ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008
CNN
TUESDAY
12,409,000

5
ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008
CNN
TUESDAY
11,299,000

6
ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008
CNN
TUESDAY
11,039,000

7
AMERICAS ELECTION HQ
FOXNC
TUESDAY
9,454,000

8
AMERICAS ELECTION HQ
FOXNC
TUESDAY
9,322,000

9
ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008
CNN
TUESDAY
8,522,000

10
AMERICAS ELECTION HQ
FOXNC
TUESDAY
8,304,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 3 – 9, 2008).

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (COLTS/TITANS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,604,000

2
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
5,530,000

3
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
THURSDAY
4,706,000

4
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
TUESDAY
4,419,000

5
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,408,000

6
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
4,388,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,286,000

8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,267,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,242,000

10
COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN
MSNBC
WEDNESDAY
4,230,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 27, 2008 – November 2, 2008).

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (BRONCOS/PATRIOTS)
ESPN
MONDAY
10,822,000

2
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,920,000

3
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,685,000

4
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,587,000

5
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,418,000

6
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
4,390,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,354,000

8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,320,000

9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,238,000

10
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
THURSDAY
4,171,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 20, 2008 – October 26, 2008).

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MLB ALCS (RED SOX-RAYS 7)
TBSC
SUNDAY
13,357,000

2
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (GIANTS/BROWNS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,422,000

3
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE(S)-10/15/2008
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
9,068,000

4
SR/PRES DEBATE 3 2008(S)-10/15/2008
CNN
WEDNESDAY
8,931,000

5
MLB ALCS (RED SOX-RAYS 6)
TBSC
SATURDAY
8,928,000

6
ANDERSON COOPER 360
CNN
WEDNESDAY
7,795,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
MONDAY
7,666,000

8
ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
7,394,000

9
MLB ALCS (RAYS-RED SOX 5)
TBSC
THURSDAY
7,211,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
MONDAY
5,778,000

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

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (VIKINGS/SAINTS)
ESPN
MONDAY
10,975,000

2
SR/PRES DEBATE 2 2008(S)-10/07/2008
CNN
TUESDAY
9,228,000

3
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE(S)-10/07/2008
FOXNC
TUESDAY
8,773,000

4
ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
FOXNC
TUESDAY
7,645,000

5
ANDERSON COOPER 360
CNN
TUESDAY
7,633,000

6
MLB ALCS (RED SOX-RAYS 1)
TBSC
FRIDAY
6,689,000

7
MLB ALCS (RED SOX-RAYS 2)
TBSC
SATURDAY
6,089,000

8
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CVG(S)-10/07/2008
FOXNC
TUESDAY
5,773,000

9
MLB DIVISION SERIES (ANGELS-RED SOX 4)
TBSC
MONDAY
5,720,000

10
PRES DEBATE/ANALYSIS(S)-10/07/2008
FOXNC
TUESDAY
5,432,000

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

Yahoo! Sports was the number one-ranked sports website in September, edging past second-ranked ESPN.com, Nielsen Online reported Monday. 
Sports-related websites in the U.S. drew a total unique audience of 77.5 million visitors in September.

RANK
WEBSITE
UNIQUE AUDIENCE
(in 000s)

1
Yahoo! Sports
26,003

2
ESPN
22,834

3
FOX Sports on MSN
16,023

4
NFL Internet Network
15,037

5
CBS Sports
13,278

Source: Nielsen Online, NetView (September 1, 2008 – September 30, 2008).

View complete data on the top five sports websites.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (RAVENS/STEELERS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,783,000

2
VP DEBATE(S)-10/02/2008
FOXNC
THURSDAY
11,098,000

3
SR/VICE PRES DEBATE 2008(S)-10/02/2008
CNN
THURSDAY
10,685,000

4
ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
FOXNC
THURSDAY
9,801,000

5
ANDERSON COOPER 360
CNN
THURSDAY
7,961,000

6
VP DEBATE CVG(S)-10/02/2008
FOXNC
THURSDAY
7,372,000

7
VP DEBATE ANALYSIS(S)-10/02/2008
FOXNC
THURSDAY
6,977,000

8
MLB DIVISION SERIES (ANGELS-RED SOX 3)
TBSC
SUNDAY
6,199,000

9
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
THURSDAY
5,624,000

10
MLB DIVISION SERIES (DODGERS-CUBS 1)
TBSC
WEDNESDAY
5,381,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008).