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ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, October 27, 2008.
Game 5 of the MLB World Series, which aired on FOX, claimed second place, and CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” rounded out the top three.
Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)
1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,876,000
2
FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 5(S)-10/27/2008
FOX
13,237,000
3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
11,881,000
4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
10,587,000
5
SAMANTHA WHO?
ABC
10,470,000
6
GARY UNMARRIED-MON 930 SP(S)-10/27/2008
CBS
8,654,000
7
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,581,000
8
HEROES
NBC
8,189,000
9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
7,932,000
10
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,260,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 27, 2008).
Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 14.2 million viewers, while FOX …
[read more]ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime broadcast for October 20, 2008. The telecast drew almost 18.5 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” (14.6 million average viewers) and “CSI: Miami” (13.5 million average viewers) rounded out the top three programs for the night.
Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)
1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,497,000
2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,630,000
3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,505,000
4
WORST WEEK
CBS
9,875,000
5
SAMANTHA WHO?
ABC
9,636,000
6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,446,000
7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,331,000
8
HEROES
NBC
8,510,000
9
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,137,000
10
CHUCK
NBC
6,872,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 20, 2008).
Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 13.7 million viewers, while CBS …
[read more]ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the number one spot on Nielsen’s ranking of the top-rated primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, October 13, 2008.
CBS dominated the rest of Nielsen’s top 10 list, with “Two And Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” “Worst Week,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and “How I Met Your Mother” claiming five of the nine remaining slots.
RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
17,765,000
2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,719,000
3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,217,000
4
SAMANTHA WHO?
ABC
11,446,000
5
WORST WEEK
CBS
9,754,000
6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,337,000
7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,249,000
8
HEROES
NBC
8,753,000
9
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,015,000
10
FOX MLB NLCS GAME 4(S)-10/13/2008
FOX
7,705,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 13, 2008).
Overall, ABC won …
[read more]ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, October 6, 2008.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “Worst Week” dominated the next five slots in Nielsen’s ranking.
RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,592,000
2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,073,000
3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,884,000
4
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,394,000
5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
8,977,000
6
WORST WEEK
CBS
8,848,000
7
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,746,000
8
HEROES
NBC
8,198,000
9
CHUCK
NBC
5,832,000
10
TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON
FOX
5,726,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 6, 2008).
Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of just over 15.3 million viewers, while CBS took …
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