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
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).

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).

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (JETS/CHARGERS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,881,000

2
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE(S)-09/26/2008
FOXNC
FRIDAY
8,211,000

3
ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
FOXNC
FRIDAY
7,413,000

4
SR/PRES DEBATE 1 2008(S)-09/26/2008
CNN
FRIDAY
7,140,000

5
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L (ALABAMA/GEORGIA)
ESPN
SATURDAY
6,683,000

6
ANDERSON COOPER 360
CNN
FRIDAY
6,502,000

7
COLL FTBALL-THUR NIGHT L (USC/OREGON STATE)
ESPN
THURSDAY
6,456,000

8
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CVG(S)-09/26/2008
FOXNC
FRIDAY
5,850,000

9
SUITE LIFE ON DECK
DSNY
FRIDAY
5,666,000

10
SUITE LIFE ON DECK
DSNY
SATURDAY
5,129,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 22, 2008 – September 28, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (EAGLES/COWBOYS)
ESPN
MONDAY
18,608,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
7,627,000

3
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME – L (LSU/AUBURN)
ESPN
SATURDAY
5,562,000

4
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
4,921,000

5
NFL SPORTSCENTER – L
ESPN
MONDAY
4,759,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
4,665,000

7
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
THURSDAY
4,589,000

8
ARMY WIVES
LIF
SUNDAY
4,374,000

9
RAISING THE BAR
TNT
MONDAY
4,210,000

10
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,209,000

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008
FOXNC
9,187,000

2
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/03/2008
FOXNC
9,038,000

3
2008 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
MTV
8,425,000

4
CLOSER, THE
TNT
8,050,000

5
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/03/2008
FOXNC
8,016,000

6
RAISING THE BAR
TNT
7,735,000

7
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008
FOXNC
7,010,000

8
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L (MIAMI/FLORIDA)
ESPN
6,954,000

9
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
6,644,000

10
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008
FOXNC
6,440,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 1, 2008 – September 7, 2008)