CBS’s back-to-back “Ghost Whisperer” special presentations were the number one and number-three ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, December 26, 2008.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” special was sandwiched in between, in second place.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER-SPECIAL(S)-12/26/2008
CBS
7,795,000

2
NUMB3RS-SPECIAL(S)-12/26/2008
CBS
6,690,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER 9PM-SP(S)-12/26/2008
CBS
6,509,000

4
SMARTER THAN 5TH SP-12/26(S)-12/26/2008
FOX
5,678,000

5
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,672,000

6
DONT FORGET LYR SP-12/26(S)-12/26/2008
FOX
5,378,000

7
DATELINE 12/26(S)-12/26/2008
NBC
5,234,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,773,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,294,000

10
SUPERNANNY SP-12/26(S)-12/26/2008
ABC
3,780,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 26, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 5.8 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places …

CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” special presentations were the number one and number-two ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 23, 2008.
NBC’s “Law And Order: SVU” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SPCL(S)-12/23/2008
CBS
10,676,000

2
NCIS 9P-SPECIAL(S)-12/23/2008
CBS
10,598,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,052,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
6,739,000

5
HOW GRINCH STOLE XMAS-TUE(S)-12/23/2008
ABC
6,524,000

6
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS(S)-12/23/2008
CBS
6,428,000

7
LAW AND ORDER 12/23(S)-12/23/2008
NBC
6,175,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 12/23(S)-12/23/2008
NBC
6,034,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
4,840,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
4,696,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 23, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 9.2 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 6.4 million average viewers. …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON-12/15/2008
UNI
Monday
5,060,000

2
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL MON-12/15/2008
UNI
Monday
4,871,000

3
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE-12/16/2008
UNI
Tuesday
4,852,000

4
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED-12/17/2008
UNI
Wednesday
4,725,000

5
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE-12/16/2008
UNI
Tuesday
4,723,000

6
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED-12/17/2008
UNI
Wednesday
4,692,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI-12/19/2008
UNI
Friday
4,586,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU-12/18/2008
UNI
Thursday
4,543,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU-12/18/2008
UNI
Thursday
4,489,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI-12/19/2008
UNI
Friday
4,325,000

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

CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, December 22, 2008.
CBS’s “Worst Week” and “How I Met Your Mother” rounded out the top five.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
 
11,817,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
8,541,000

3
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
7,244,000

4
WORST WEEK
CBS
6,859,000

5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
6,840,000

6
SHREK THE HALLS-12/22(S)-12/22/2008
CBS
6,510,000

7
HOUSE SP-12/22 8P(S)-12/22/2008
ABC
6,248,000

8
TODAY LOOKS BACK:2008(S)-12/22/2008
FOX
6,123,000

9
ABC MON MOVIE OF WK-12/22(S)-12/22/2008
NBC
5,696,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
ABC
5,335,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 22, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 8.3 million viewers, while ABC …

CBS’s “NCIS,” “The Mentalist,” and “Without A Trace” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
NBC’s “Biggest Loser” and ABC’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” special rounded out the top five.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
19,937,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,314,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
14,475,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
11,832,000

5
CHARLIE BRWN CHRISTMAS(S)-12/16/2008
ABC
8,366,000

6
HOUSE
FOX
6,436,000

7
MOMMA’S BOYS 12/16(S)-12/16/2008
NBC
6,014,000

8
ACCORDING TO JIM-TU 9PM
ABC
5,222,000

9
ELI STONE
ABC
5,151,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,060,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 16, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 17.9 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 9.9 million average viewers.  ABC and FOX claimed third and …

CBS’s special presentations of “Frosty the Snowman” and “Frosty Returns” were the top two primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, December 12, 2008.
“Numb3rs” and “Flight Before Christmas,” which also aired on CBS, rounded out the top four.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN(S)-12/12/2008
CBS
7,678,000

2
FROSTY RETURNS(S)-12/12/2008
CBS
7,620,000

3
NUMB3RS
CBS
7,603,000

4
FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS(S)-12/12/2008
CBS
7,390,000

5
DATELINE FRI
NBC
7,087,000

6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
6,293,000

7
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,799,000

8
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
5,327,000

9
GREAT HOLIDAY MOMENT12/12(S)-12/12/2008
NBC
5,116,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,135,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 12, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 7.5 million viewers, while FOX took second place with just over 5.8 million average viewers.  NBC …

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 26, 2008.
ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,108,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
12,304,000

3
BARBARA WALTERS SP-11/26(S)-11/26/2008
ABC
11,612,000

4
BONES
FOX
9,867,000

5
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,631,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,483,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,334,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,330,000

9
DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED
NBC
6,319,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,506,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 25, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 11.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 7.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.3 …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 25, 2008 with approximately 20.6 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three with approximately 18.1 and 15.9 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
20,647,000

2
NCIS
CBS
18,118,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,925,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,877,000

5
CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGVING(S)-11/25/2008
ABC
11,085,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
10,416,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
8,589,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
7,704,000

9
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
6,875,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,335,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 25, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 17.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with just over 14.8 million average viewers. …

CBS’s “Numbers,” “NCIS,” and “Ghost Whisperer” claimed the top three spots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, November 7, 2008.
ABC’s “20/20″ and FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” rounded out the top five.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NUMB3RS
CBS
11,275,000

2
NCIS FRIDAY 9PM-SPECIAL(S)-11/07/2008
CBS
11,216,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,888,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
8,235,000

5
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
6,458,000

6
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
5,520,000

7
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,401,000

8
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
4,979,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,896,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,587,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 7, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 11.1 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 6.1 million average …

CBS’s “NCIS” special, “Numbers,” and “Ghost Whisperer” claimed the top three slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 31, 2008.
ABC’s “20/20″ and NBC’s “Deal Or No Deal” rounded out the top five.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS FRIDAY 9PM SPECIAL(S)-10/31/2008
CBS
11,238,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
10,722,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,403,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,953,000

5
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
4,878,000

6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
4,628,000

7
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
4,539,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,118,000

9
CRUSOE
NBC
4,088,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,055,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 31, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 10.4 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 4.8 million average viewers. …