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Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2008

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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).

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 27, 2008

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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 took second place with just over 12.1 million average viewers. CBS and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.5 million and 6.7 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of just over 4.8 million and 3.1 million average viewers, respectively.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: October 20 – 26, 2008

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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).

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 23, 2008

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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 place with just over 12 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 10.4 million and 7.6 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.8 million and 3.7 million viewers, respectively.