Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 15, 2008

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NBC’s post-debate analysis of the final presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama edged past ABC’s post-debate coverage to claim the number one spot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

FOX, which aired live coverage of Game 5 of Major League Baseball’s National League Championship Series — instead of the debate, rounded out the top three.

CBS’s post-debate analysis also made the top ten.

RANK	PROGRAM	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	DECISION ‘08:PRES ANALYS3(S)-10/15/2008	NBC	9,091,000
2	VOTE2008:ANALYSIS-WED(S)-10/15/2008	ABC	8,864,000
3	FOX MLB NLCS GAME 5(S)-10/15/2008	FOX	8,029,000
4	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	7,613,000
5	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	7,529,000
6	KNIGHT RIDER	NBC	7,470,000
7	CAMPAIGN ‘08-DEBATE ANL-3(S)-10/15/2008	CBS	7,189,000
8	PUSHING DAISIES	ABC	6,108,000
9	FOX MLB NLCS GAME 5 PRE(S)-10/15/2008	FOX	5,113,000
10	AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-5	CW	3,207,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 15, 2008).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 8 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 7.8 million average viewers. CBS and ABC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.4 million and 7 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 2.8 million and 2.4 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 8, 2008

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:53:43 +0000

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, October 8, 2008, drawing average audiences of almost 16.2 million and 15.9 million viewers.

FOX’s “Bones” rounded out the top three, with almost 10.6 million average viewers Wednesday night.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	16,185,000
2	CSI: NY	CBS	15,873,000
3	BONES	FOX	10,559,000
4	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	7,526,000
5	PRIVATE PRACTICE	ABC	7,400,000
6	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	7,357,000
7	KNIGHT RIDER	NBC	6,856,000
8	BIGGEST LOSER 6 10/8(S)-10/08/2008	NBC	6,556,000
9	DIRTY SEXY MONEY	ABC	5,852,000
10	PUSHING DAISIES	ABC	5,501,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 8, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.2 million viewers, while FOX took second place with just over 7.4 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.3 million and 6.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.5 million and 2.9 million viewers, respectively.

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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 15, 2008

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 8, 2008