Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 9, 2008

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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, while ABC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.9 million and 7.4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.8 million and 3.6 million viewers, respectively.

Nielsen Wire » Fox MLB NLCS Game

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 9, 2008