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).

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 …

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,492,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,497,000

3
NCIS
CBS
17,226,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,350,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
15,953,000

6
FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 4(S)
FOX
15,479,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,282,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
15,012,000

9
FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 1(S)
FOX
14,634,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,630,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 20, 2008 – October 26, 2008).

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 23, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.
Game two of the MLB World Series, which aired on FOX, claimed fourth place, with almost 12.8 million viewers, on average.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,492,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,451,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
13,309,000

4
FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 2(S)-10/23/2008
FOX
12,777,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,849,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,818,000

7
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/23(S)-10/23/2008
NBC
8,796,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,704,000

9
OFFICE
NBC
7,976,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
7,861,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15 million viewers, while FOX took second …