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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 27, 2008

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:33:33 +0000

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.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 20, 2008

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:07:21 +0000

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 took second place with just over 11.7 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7 million and 5.2 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.4 million and 3.4 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 13, 2008

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:28:57 +0000

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 the night with an average audience of just over 13.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.42 million and 7.39 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.2 million and 3.4 million viewers, respectively.