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 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
23,053,000

2
CSI
CBS
Thursday
20,857,000

3
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
18,804,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
15,588,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
14,677,000

6
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
14,195,000

7
HOUSE
FOX
Tuesday
14,051,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
13,787,000

9
SURVIVOR: GABON FINALE(S)
CBS
Sunday
13,766,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
13,695,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 8, 2008 – December 14, 2008)

FOX’s “House” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 9, 2008, with almost 14.1 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three, with approximately 13.69 million and 13.66 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
HOUSE
FOX
14,051,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
13,695,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,662,000

4
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
11,015,000

5
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
9,356,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
8,555,000

7
AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-12/9(S)-12/09/2008
ABC
7,032,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
6,953,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
5,519,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,222,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 9, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 11 million average viewers.  NBC and ABC
claimed …

CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 2, 2008.
FOX’s “House” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
18,742,000

2
NCIS
CBS
18,518,000

3
HOUSE
FOX
12,517,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,319,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,331,000

6
SANTA CLAUS COMIN’ TO TWN(S)-12/02/2008
ABC
8,896,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
8,755,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
8,535,000

9
ACCORDING TO JIM-TU 9PM
ABC
6,134,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
5,468,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 2, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 16.5 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 10.6 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.3 million and 6.5 million average …

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 “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime
telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
ABC’s “Dancing W/Stars Results” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
17,990,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
17,590,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,844,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
13,263,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
11,850,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #5(S)-11/18/2008
ABC
11,604,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,109,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
9,175,000

9
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
7,774,000

10
ELI STONE
ABC
6,358,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 18, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.0 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 11.3 million and 8.6 million …

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 11, 2008.
ABC’s “Dancing W/Stars Results” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
18,745,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,521,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,516,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
13,062,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,232,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #4(S)-11/11/2008
ABC
10,320,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,419,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
8,612,000

9
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
8,101,000

10
ELI STONE
ABC
7,005,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 11, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.8 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 10.9 million and 8.5 …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the top-rated primetime telecast on broadcast TV for November 5, 2008.  The program drew just over 15.8 million average viewers Wednesday night.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three, with 14.3 million and 11.8 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)-11/05/2008
ABC
15,848,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,304,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
11,801,000

4
BONES
FOX
10,172,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
9,171,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,936,000

7
HOUSE-WED 9P
FOX
6,654,000

8
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,497,000

9
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,326,000

10
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
6,151,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 5, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 10.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 10.5 million …

ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, October 28, 2008.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three, claiming second and third places, respectively, in Nielsen’s ranking.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
17,445,000

2
NCIS
CBS
17,258,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,073,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
13,498,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,192,000

6
GREAT PUMPKIN, C. BROWN(S)-10/28/2008
ABC
10,383,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,329,000

8
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
8,139,000

9
ELI STONE
ABC
6,916,000

10
FRINGE
FOX
5,664,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 28, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 11.7 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with …

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, October 21, 2008.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
17,226,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,350,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,282,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
13,085,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
11,629,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,497,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RECAP(S)-10/21/2008
ABC
9,037,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
8,914,000

9
ELI STONE
ABC
8,012,000

10
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
7,407,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 21, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 14.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 11.2 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 11 …