Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 7, 2008

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CBS’s “NCIS” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, October 7, 2008, drawing an audience of almost 16.3 million average viewers.

ABC’s special presentation of “Dancing With The Stars” claimed second place, with almost 15.1 million viewers. ABC’s post-debate analysis of the second McCain/Obama presidential debate rounded out the top three, with just over 9.9 million viewers.

Post-debate coverage on NBC, CBS, and FOX also made the top ten.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	16,288,000
2	DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)-10/07/2008	ABC	15,065,000
3	VOTE2008:ANALYSIS-TUE(S)-10/07/2008	ABC	9,917,000
4	DECISION ‘08:PRES ANALYS2(S)-10/07/2008	NBC	8,349,000
5	CAMPAIGN ‘08-DEBATE ANL-2(S)-10/07/2008	CBS	7,951,000
6	BIGGEST LOSER 6	NBC	7,265,000
7	HOUSE	FOX	6,365,000
8	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE	UNI	5,634,000
9	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE	UNI	4,637,000
10	FOX NEWS: DEB POST 2-10/7(S)-10/07/2008	FOX	4,115,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 7, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 13.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 13.5 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.6 million and 6.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.7 million and 2.7 million viewers, respectively.

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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 7, 2008