Nielsen today released its first public rankings of online individual TV programs, and ABC.com’s “Lost” led the way with 1.4 million unique viewers in December. NBC.com’s “Saturday Night Live” was close behind with 1.1 million unique viewers, followed by “Grey’s Anatomy” on ABC.com with 879,000 unique viewers.
Top 10 Online Broadcast TV Network Entertainment Programs* for December 2008 ranked by Unique Viewers (U.S.)

Rank
Program
Network
Unique Viewers

1
Lost
ABC.com
1,425,000

2
Saturday Night Live
NBC.com
1,111,000

3
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC.com
879,000

4
Desperate Housewives
ABC.com
723,000

5
Heroes
NBC.com
685,000

6
Ugly Betty
ABC.com
631,000

7
Samantha Who?
ABC.com
560,000

8
Scrubs
ABC.com
519,000

9
Survivor
CBS Television
496,000

10
True Beauty
ABC.com
462,000

“Source: Nielsen Online, VideoCensus
*Reflects video content on ABC.com, CBS Television, CWTV.com, FOX Broadcasting,
and NBC.com, …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” special presentations were the number one and number-two ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, December 25, 2008.
NBC’s “Deal Or No Deal” special rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI – SPECIAL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
8,029,000

2
ELEVENTH HOUR – SPECIAL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
7,370,000

3
DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/25(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
6,524,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE 8PM SPCL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
5,877,000

5
UGLY BETTY SP-12/25(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,606,000

6
PRIVATE PRACTICE SP-12/25(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,521,000

7
OFFICE 12/25-A(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
3,384,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM SP(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,366,000

9
KITCHEN NGHTMR SP-XMAS 9P(S)-12/25/2008
FOX
2,970,000

10
OFFICE 12/25-B(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
2,800,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.1 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 5.4 million average viewers. …

Last week, Nielsen issued the Top Ten’s of 2008 for a variety of media.  This week Nielsen takes a more detailed look at the top timeshifted television programs in the U.S. during this calendar year.   
The charts below show the top ten primetime TV programs that saw the biggest increase in timeshifted playback within seven days from the original telecast. 
The first chart is ranked by total gain in household audience from timeshifting, and the second chart is ranked by the percent increase in household rating.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
18,742,000

2
NCIS
CBS
18,518,000

3
CSI
CBS
17,476,000

4
OT, THE
FOX
16,220,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
16,088,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,279,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
13,794,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
13,630,000

9
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
13,286,000

10
BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS (S)
ABC
13,191,000

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

CBS’s “CSI” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, December 4, 2008, drawing almost 17.5 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Barbara Walters Presents” rounded out the top three, with just over 15.3 million and 13.2 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
17,476,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,279,000

3
BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS(S)-12/04/2008
ABC
13,191,000

4
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,727,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,864,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
8,456,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,370,000

8
E.R.
NBC
8,202,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,182,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,132,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 4, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 13.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 12.3 million average viewers. NBC and Univision …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime
telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, November 20, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
18,446,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,913,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,502,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,584,000

5
E.R.
NBC
8,884,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
8,309,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,308,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
7,765,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,079,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,608,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 20, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.0 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.5 million and 4.5 million average viewers,
respectively. UNI …

RANK
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
60 MINUTES
CBS
25,104,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,693,000

3
CSI
CBS
19,050,000

4
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
19,272,000

5
NCIS
CBS
18,745,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,521,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
16,842,000

8
THE MENTALIST
CBS
16,516,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,902,000

10
CMA AWARDS(S)
ABC
15,905,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 10-16, 2008).

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, November 6, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
18,175,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,740,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,013,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,902,000

5
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,917,000

6
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
8,711,000

7
E.R.
NBC
8,608,000

8
OFFICE
NBC
8,545,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
8,069,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,700,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 6, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 13.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 11.2 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.7 million and 4.6 …

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FOX WRLD SERIES GM5 CONCL(S)
FOX
19,844,000

2
CSI
CBS
19,098,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,876,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
17,445,000

5
NCIS
CBS
17,258,000

6
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
16,741,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,073,000

8
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
15,933,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,319,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
14,322,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 27, 2008 – November 2, 2008).

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 30, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.
The season premiere of NBC’s “30 Rock” also made the top 10.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,098,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,319,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
13,015,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,248,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
9,514,000

6
E.R.
NBC
9,192,000

7
30 ROCK
NBC
8,663,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,550,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
8,139,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,269,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 30, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.5 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 10.7 million average viewers. NBC and Univision …