ABC’s “20/20” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Friday, September 12.
FOX’s “Smarter Than A Fifth Grader” and CBS’s “Numbers” rounded out the top three.
Back-to-back special episodes of CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” also made the top 10.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
20/20-FRI
ABC
8,068,000

2
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
7,114,000

3
NUMB3RS
CBS
6,167,000

4
GHOST WHISPERER 9PM-SP(S)-09/12/2008
CBS
6,011,000

5
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
5,665,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,441,000

7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
5,185,000

8
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
5,048,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,717,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
4,258,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 12, 2008)

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 6.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place with just over …

For the third night in a row, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” grabbed the top ratings spot as longtime CBS drama “CSI” grabbed second, bringing along “Flashpoint” to finish third with its strong lead in.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
9,833,000

2
CSI
CBS
9,044,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
8,680,000

4
BIG BROTHER
CBS
7,818,000

5
HOLE IN WALL
FOX
6,237,000

6
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
FOX
6,179,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY
ABC
5,439,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS
UNI
5,386,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
5,186,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE
UNI
5,017,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 11, 2008)

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” scored over 11 million viewers to claim the broadcast TV ratings top spot for Wednesday, September 10, 2008.  FOX’s “Bones” came in second with approximately 9.1 million viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
11,704,000

2
BONES
FOX
9,150,000

3
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
8,365,000

4
CSI: NY
CBS
7,419,000

5
LAW AND ORDR:CRIM INT9/10(S)-09/10/2008
NBC
7,076,000

6
20/20 SP EDITION-9/10(S)-09/10/2008
ABC
6,090,000

7
TIL DEATH
FOX
6,061,000

8
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
5,427,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
5,394,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
4,895,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 10, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of about 10.1 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 7.3 million average viewers.  CBS finished a close third with almost 7.1 million average viewers.

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and “Law and Order: SVU” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, September 9, 2008.
The season premiere of FOX’s “Fringe” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
11,612,000

2
FRINGE
FOX
9,132,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,612,000

4
WIPEOUT
ABC
7,257,000

5
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,981,000

6
WIPEOUT SP-9/9(S)-09/09/2008
ABC
6,972,000

7
PRIMETIME: MED MYST-9/9(S)-09/09/2008
ABC
6,734,000

8
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE
UNI
5,665,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,119,000

10
FASHION ROCKS!(S)-09/09/2008
CBS
5,040,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 9, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.3 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 8.1 million average viewers.  ABC and …

 NBC’s “Deal Or No Deal” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Monday, September 8.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
9,651,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,177,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
7,257,000

4
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,217,000

5
AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS
NBC
6,487,000

6
PRISON BREAK
FOX
6,361,000

7
TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON
FOX
6,328,000

8
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
6,286,000

9
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON
UNI
5,651,000

10
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,602,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 8, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 7.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 7 million average viewers.  FOX …

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)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
18,351,000

2
NBC NFL THURSDAY SPECIAL(S)
NBC
13,531,000

3
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
13,337,000

4
FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT
FOX
12,907,000

5
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
10,964,000

6
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
10,772,000

7
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
10,249,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
10,075,000

9
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3
NBC
10,026,000

10
BONES
FOX
9,739,000

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

Back-to-back episodes of FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, September 5, 2008.
ABC’s “20/20” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.
Three Univision telecasts, “Fuego en la Sangre” (#4), “Al Diablo Con Guapos” (#5), and “Rosa de Guadalupe” (#8), also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SMARTER THAN 5TH 9/5-9P(S)-09/05/2008
FOX
8,566,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,751,000

3
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
6,637,000

4
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
5,063,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,958,000

6
AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-9/5(S)-09/05/2008
ABC
4,349,000

7
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
4,234,000

8
ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI
UNI
3,634,000

9
SWINGTOWN
CBS
3,593,000

10
DATELINE FRI
NBC
3,498,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 5, 2008)

Overall, FOX …

NBC’s coverage of the Republican National Convention claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs for Thursday, September 4.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Big Brother 10″ were ranked second and third, respectively, with almost 7.3 million and 6.6 million average viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DECISION ‘08 REP CONV THU(S)-09/04/2008
NBC
8,663,000

2
CSI
CBS
7,267,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
6,575,000

4
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
6,072,000

5
VOTE2008:REP NAT CONV-THU(S)-09/04/2008
ABC
5,968,000

6
CAMPAIGN 2008-REP CONV-TH(S)-09/04/2008
CBS
5,299,000

7
KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
FOX
5,278,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,792,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,887,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
3,751,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 4, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 8.7 million viewers, while CBS took second …

For the second consecutive night, NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” claimed the top spot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime broadcast TV programs.
The telecast drew an average audience of more than 10.2 million viewers, while FOX’s “Bones” and ABC’s coverage of the third night of the Republican National Convention were ranked second and third, respectively, with more than 9.7 million and 5.8 million average viewers each.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
10,249,000

2
BONES
FOX
9,739,000

3
VOTE2008:REP NAT CONV-WED(S)-09/03/2008
ABC
5,899,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
5,755,000

5
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,572,000

6
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
5,518,000

7
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
4,955,000

8
AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-5
CW
3,507,000

9
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA WE
UNI
3,317,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
3,293,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September …