NBC’s “Deal or No Deal” and “America’s Toughest Jobs” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, August 25, 2008.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.
NBC’s coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
10,999,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,030,000

3
AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS
NBC
7,298,000

4
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,631,000

5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,545,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
5,481,000

7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON
UNI
5,342,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
5,167,000

9
DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV MON(S)-08/25/2008
NBC
4,706,000

10
PRISON BREAK SP-8/25 9P(S)-08/25/2008
FOX
4,288,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Friday, August 22, 2008.
CBS’s “NFL Pre-Season Special” and FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 2(S)-08/22/2008
NBC
17,876,000

2
NFL PRE-SEASON(S)-08/22/2008
CBS
4,825,000

3
SMARTER THAN 5TH 8/22-9P(S)-08/22/2008
FOX
4,120,000

4
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,094,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,006,000

6
20/20-FRI
ABC
3,844,000

7
SMARTER THAN 5TH 8/22-8P(S)-08/22/2008
FOX
3,843,000

8
ABC FRI MOVIE OF THE WK
ABC
3,790,000

9
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
3,617,000

10
ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI
UNI
2,700,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 22, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 17.9 million viewers, while …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Thursday, August 21, 2008.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Flashpoint” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 2(S)-08/21/2008
NBC
22,438,000

2
CSI
CBS
7,294,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
7,208,000

4
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
6,167,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
4,813,000

6
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,779,000

7
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 3(S)-08/21/2008
FOX
4,606,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,248,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
3,178,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
3,051,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 21, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 22.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 6.9 million average viewers. FOX and Univision claimed …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” and “Criminal Minds” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 2(S)-08/20/2008
NBC
24,755,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
6,055,000

3
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
5,918,000

4
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED
UNI
5,056,000

5
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG
CBS
4,993,000

6
BONES SP-8/20 8P(S)-08/20/2008
FOX
4,760,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
4,516,000

8
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
4,086,000

9
SUPERNANNY
ABC
3,711,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
3,346,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 20, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just under 24.8 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 5.7 million average viewers.  Univision and FOX claimed third …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Tuesday, August 19, 2008.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “Big Brother” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 2(S)-08/19/2008
NBC
26,629,000

2
NCIS
CBS
7,610,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE
CBS
6,117,000

4
WIPEOUT
ABC
5,214,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE
UNI
4,668,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
4,555,000

7
PRIMETIME: MED MYST-8/19(S)-08/19/2008
ABC
4,376,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
4,191,000

9
HOUSE-TUE 8P
FOX
3,302,000

10
WANNA BET
ABC
3,106,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 19, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of 26.6 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 6.1 million average viewers.  ABC and Univision claimed third and fourth places …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Monday, August 18, 2008.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 2(S)-08/18/2008
NBC
26,374,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,162,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
6,380,000

4
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,749,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
5,468,000

6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
5,429,000

7
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON
UNI
4,486,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
4,388,000

9
ABC MON MOVE-WK-8/18(S)-08/18/2008
ABC
3,140,000

10
CRISTINA MON
UNI
2,662,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 18, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just under 26.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 1(S)
NBC
34,014,000

2
SUM OLYM SAT PRIME 2(S)
NBC
31,593,000

3
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 1(S)
NBC
30,173,000

4
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 1(S)
NBC
29,708,000

5
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 1(S)
NBC
27,656,000

6
SUM OLYM SUN PRIME 2(S)
NBC
27,184,000

7
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 1(S)
NBC
26,071,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,068,000

9
NCIS
CBS
7,218,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
7,088,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 11, 2008 – August 17, 2008)

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Friday, August 15, 2008.
ABC’s “20-20” and CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 1(S)-08/15/2008
NBC
26,071,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,523,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
4,911,000

4
NUMB3RS 9PM
CBS
4,671,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI
UNI
4,246,000

6
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN
CW
4,237,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
3,998,000

8
ABC FRI MOVIE OF THE WK
ABC
3,892,000

9
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 2(S)-08/15/2008
FOX
3,534,000

10
SWINGTOWN
CBS
3,240,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 15, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just under 26.1 million viewers, while ABC took second place with 4.4 million average viewers.  CBS …

In a year of historic political firsts, cable news networks have devoted a larger-than-normal portion of news airtime to the 2008 presidential campaign, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. 
That strategy seems to be paying off, the L.A. Times noted.  According to Nielsen, Fox News has averaged 1.66 million weekday primetime viewers this year — up 14% from 2007.  Meanwhile CNN’s audience has grown by 40% to 1.06 million in 2008, and MSNBC’s viewership has increased 41% to 713,000.
The current cable news ratings increases extend a trend that began in 2004, …

NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics again claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Thursday, August 14, 2008.
CBS’s “Flashpoint” and “Big Brother” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 1(S)-08/14/2008
NBC
29,708,000

2
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,113,000

3
BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS
5,864,000

4
CSI
CBS
5,325,000

5
AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI
4,678,000

6
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
4,345,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
3,490,000

8
ROSA DE GUADALUPE THU
UNI
3,430,000

9
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
3,378,000

10
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 1(S)-08/14/2008
FOX
3,163,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 14, 2008)

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of just over 29.7 million viewers, while CBS took second place with 5.8 million average viewers.  Univision …