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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 26, 2008

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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 million and 5.9 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of almost 4.9 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 25, 2008

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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. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 10.5 million and 7.4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 4.5 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 7, 2008

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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 viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.7 million and 4.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 4.2 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 31, 2008

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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. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.6 million and 4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.3 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 24, 2008

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CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 24, 2008.

ABC’s “20/20″ rounded out the top three.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	10,142,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	9,334,000
3	20/20-FRI	ABC	7,504,000
4	DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	NBC	6,124,000
5	CRUSOE	NBC	6,088,000
6	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	5,870,000
7	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	5,622,000
8	LIFE	NBC	5,589,000
9	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI	UNI	5,519,000
10	EX LIST, THE	CBS	5,329,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 24, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with just over 5.9 million average viewers. FOX and ABC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.7 million and 5.5 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of just over 4.8 million viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 14, 2008

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CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were, respectively, the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, October 14, 2008.

“NCIS” drew an average audience of just over 18 million viewers, while “The Mentalist” drew roughly 14.9 million average viewers.

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” rounded out the top three, with just over 14.8 million average viewers.

The season premiere of ABC’s “Eli Stone,” which drew almost 8.4 million average viewers, also made the top ten.

RANK	PROGRAM	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	18,038,000
2	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	14,935,000
3	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	14,816,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	13,269,000
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	11,051,000
6	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	9,512,000
7	FRINGE	FOX	9,157,000
8	ELI STONE	ABC	8,394,000
9	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,637,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	5,188,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 14, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.7 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 11.3 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.5 million and 8.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 4.4 million viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 10, 2008

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CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were, respectively, the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 10, 2008.

“Ghost Whisperer” drew an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers, while “Numbers” drew roughly 8 million average viewers.

ABC’s “20/20″ rounded out the top three, with just over 7 million average viewers.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	9,693,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	8,012,000
3	20/20-FRI	ABC	7,017,000
4	DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	NBC	6,633,000
5	EX LIST, THE	CBS	5,596,000
6	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	5,443,000
7	LIFE	NBC	4,978,000
8	SUPERNANNY	ABC	4,961,000
9	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	4,829,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI	UNI	4,345,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 10, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 5.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.2 million and 5.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.8 million viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 30, 2008

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CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, September 30, 2008.

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	17,470,000
2	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	15,491,000
3	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	15,484,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	12,978,000
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	12,611,000
6	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	10,391,000
7	FRINGE	FOX	9,906,000
8	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,390,000
9	OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS	ABC	5,960,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	5,280,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 30, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 11.5 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.8 million and 8.4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.1 million and 2.6 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 25, 2008

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The season premiere of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, September 25, 2008. The show drew an average of almost 18.5 million viewers.

CBS’s “Survivor: Gabon” season premiere claimed second place, with almost 13.1 million average viewers, while the season premiere of ABC’s other Thursday night premiere, “Ugly Betty,” rounded out the top three, with just over 9.8 million average viewers.

NBC’s three Thursday night season premieres, “Office,” “E.R.,” and “My Name Is Earl,” also made the top ten.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	18,469,000
2	SURVIVOR: GABON	CBS	13,058,000
3	UGLY BETTY	ABC	9,810,000
4	OFFICE	NBC	9,338,000
5	CSI 10PM-SPECIAL(S)-09/25/2008	CBS	9,280,000
6	E.R.	NBC	8,028,000
7	MY NAME IS EARL	NBC	6,401,000
8	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU	UNI	4,989,000
9	KITCHEN NIGHTMARES	FOX	4,463,000
10	KITCHEN NIGHTMRS-9/25 8P(S)-09/25/2008	FOX	4,185,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 25, 2008)

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 15.6 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 11.9 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places — with roughly 7.9 million and 4.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of almost 4.2 million and 3.7 million viewers, respectively.