RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/28/2008
CNN
8,056,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
7,415,000

3
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (PEPSI 500 AT CALIFORNIA)
ESPN
5,638,000

4
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/28/2008
CNN
5,529,000

5
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/27/2008
CNN
5,375,000

6
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/27/2008
CNN
4,926,000

7
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/26/2008
CNN
4,802,000

8
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/25/2008
CNN
4,525,000

9
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/28/2008
CNN
4,319,000

10
SAVING GRACE
TNT
4,268,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, 2008 – August 31, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
11,118,000

2
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
10,999,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
10,344,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,030,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
8,030,000

6
NCIS
CBS
7,453,000

7
AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS
NBC
7,298,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
6,930,000

9
HOUSE
FOX
6,808,000

10
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,631,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, 2008 – August 31, 2008)

“Tropic Thunder” topped the box office charts for a third straight weekend, earning approximately $14.6 million to close the summer movie season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Babylon A.D.” claimed second place, taking in approximately $11.5 million over the weekend, and “The Dark Knight” finished a close third with approximately 11.1 million. 
Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI, as of Monday, September 1, 2008.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS

1
Tropic Thunder
DREAMWORKS / PARAMOUNT
$14,602,121
$86.9

2
Babylon A.D.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
$11,541,571
$11.5

3
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$11,127,290
$504.8

4
The House Bunny
SONY PICTURES
$10,177,701
$29.7

5
Traitor
OVERTURE FILMS
$10,006,327
$11.5

6
Death Race
UNIVERSAL
$7,889,755
$24.7

7
Disaster Movie
LIONSGATE
$6,945,535
$6.9

8
Mamma Mia!
UNIVERSAL
$5,421,815
$132.5

9
Pineapple Express
SONY PICTURES
$4,448,782
$80.8

10
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WARNER BROS.
$3,764,410
$30.7

Source: The Hollywood Reporter / …

FOX’s “House” and ESPN’s “Home Run Derby” are the most popular primetime programs on broadcast and cable, respectively, among U.S. TV viewers watching from their offices, fitness clubs, hotels, and bars.
In July, each show drew 570,000 out-of-home viewers, according to Nielsen and Integrated Media Measurement Inc. (IMMI), which recently began delivering the first daily, all-electronic, national TV ratings for viewing that occurs outside of the home.
Nielsen and IMMI’s new syndicated, national service relies on a sample of 2,500 panelists that is separate from Nielsen’s National People Meter sample.
Later this year …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
6,445,000

2
CHEETAH GIRLS ONE WORLD
DSNY
6,176,000

3
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
5,150,000

4
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (BRISTOL, TN)
ESPN
4,997,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,966,000

6
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,763,000

7
SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE
NICK
4,690,000

8
MONK
USA
4,577,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NICK
3,977,000

10
PSYCH
USA
3,956,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 18, 2008 – August 24, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM CLOSE CEREM(S)
NBC
27,834,000

2
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 2(S)
NBC
26,629,000

3
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 2(S)
NBC
26,374,000

4
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 2(S)
NBC
24,755,000

5
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 2(S)
NBC
22,438,000

6
BEIJING CLOSING PARTY(S)
NBC
20,577,000

7
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 2(S)
NBC
17,876,000

8
SUM OLYM SAT PRIME 3(S)
NBC
16,756,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,162,000

10
NCIS
CBS
7,610,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 18, 2008 – August 24, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
6,419,000

2
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (MICHIGAN)
ESPN
5,300,000

3
NATIONWIDE POST RACE L
ESPN
5,037,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,812,000

5
MONK
USA
4,654,000

6
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
4,644,000

7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,533,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
4,483,000

9
NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L (BENGALS/PACKERS)
ESPN
4,143,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
3,999,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 11, 2008 – August 17, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 1(S)
NBC
34,014,000

2
SUM OLYM SAT PRIME 2(S)
NBC
31,593,000

3
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 1(S)
NBC
30,173,000

4
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 1(S)
NBC
29,708,000

5
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 1(S)
NBC
27,656,000

6
SUM OLYM SUN PRIME 2(S)
NBC
27,184,000

7
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 1(S)
NBC
26,071,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,068,000

9
NCIS
CBS
7,218,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
7,088,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 11, 2008 – August 17, 2008)

The comedy “Tropic Thunder” took in an estimated $25.8 million over the weekend, knocking “The Dark Knight” down to second place after four weekends of top box office results, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 
“Dark Knight” took in an estimated $16.4 million over the weekend to raise the film’s overall gross to $471.1 million, surpassing the original “Star Wars” ($461 million) to secure second place in all-time box office rankings – behind “Titanic”.
Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI as of Sunday, August 17th. 

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
 GROSS

1
Tropic Thunder
DREAMWORKS / PARAMOUNT
$25,812,796
$36.8

2
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$16,379,293
$471.1

3
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WARNER …

RANK
CONSOLE
USAGE
MINUTES % *

1
PlayStation 2
31.5

2
Xbox 360
16.8

3
Wii
15.0

4
Xbox
8.7

5
PlayStation 3
7.8

6
GameCube
4.0

7
Other**
16.2

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 1, 2008 – July 31, 2008)
*Usage Minutes % is the percent of all measured console minutes.
**”Other” consists of any other console systems found in the home