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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 24, 2008

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The season premiere of CBS’s “Criminal Minds” was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, September 24, 2008. The show drew an average of just over 17 million viewers.

ABC’s special presentation of “Dancing with the Stars” claimed second place, with almost 15.9 million average viewers, while the season premiere of CBS’s “CSI:NY” rounded out the top three, with almost 14.6 million average viewers.

Several other Wednesday night premieres also made the top ten: NBC’s “Knight Rider” and “Lipstick Jungle,” as well as CBS’s “Gary Unmarried” and ”New Adventures of Old Christine.”

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	17,007,000
2	DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)-09/24/2008	ABC	15,867,000
3	CSI: NY	CBS	14,591,000
4	AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED	NBC	10,303,000
5	BONES	FOX	9,726,000
6	KNIGHT RIDER	NBC	7,349,000
7	D. BLAINE: DIVE OF DEATH(S)-09/24/2008	ABC	7,130,000
8	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	6,824,000
9	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	6,521,000
10	LIPSTICK JUNGLE	NBC	6,250,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 24, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 10 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places — with roughly 7.8 million and 6.7 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.2 million and 3.2 million viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, September 23, 2008

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:29:31 +0000

Night two of ABC’s three-night “Dancing with the Stars” season premiere was the top-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, September 23, 2008. The show drew an average of just over 18.3 million viewers — down from 21.3 million viewers the previous night.

Two of CBS’s season premieres, “NCIS” and “The Mentalist,” claimed the next two spots in Tuesday night’s rankings, with average audiences of approximately 18 million and 15.6 million viewers, respectively.

The second episode of the new season of FOX’s “House” (12.4 million average viewers) and the season premiere of CBS’s “Without A Trace” (11.3 million average viewers) rounded out the top five.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	DANCING W/STARS SP-9/23(S)-09/23/2008	ABC	18,302,000
2	NCIS	CBS	18,026,000
3	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	15,603,000
4	HOUSE	FOX	12,378,000
5	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	11,280,000
6	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	9,681,000
7	FRINGE	FOX	9,422,000
8	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,357,000
9	OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS	ABC	6,563,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	4,686,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 23, 2008)

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 14.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places — with roughly 10.9 million and 8.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of almost 4.1 million and 2.4 million viewers, respectively.