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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, November 7, 2008

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:24:05 +0000

CBS’s “Numbers,” “NCIS,” and “Ghost Whisperer” claimed the top three spots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, November 7, 2008.

ABC’s “20/20″ and FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” rounded out the top five.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NUMB3RS	CBS	11,275,000
2	NCIS FRIDAY 9PM-SPECIAL(S)-11/07/2008	CBS	11,216,000
3	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	10,888,000
4	20/20-FRI	ABC	8,235,000
5	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	6,458,000
6	DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	NBC	5,520,000
7	SUPERNANNY	ABC	5,401,000
8	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	4,979,000
9	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI	UNI	4,896,000
10	WIFE SWAP	ABC	4,587,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (November 7, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 11.1 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 6.1 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.7 million and 4.3 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 4.2 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 31, 2008

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:00:12 +0000

CBS’s “NCIS” special, “Numbers,” and “Ghost Whisperer” claimed the top three slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 31, 2008.

ABC’s “20/20″ and NBC’s “Deal Or No Deal” rounded out the top five.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NCIS FRIDAY 9PM SPECIAL(S)-10/31/2008	CBS	11,238,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	10,722,000
3	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	9,403,000
4	20/20-FRI	ABC	6,953,000
5	DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	NBC	4,878,000
6	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	4,628,000
7	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	4,539,000
8	SUPERNANNY	ABC	4,118,000
9	CRUSOE	NBC	4,088,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI	UNI	4,055,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 31, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 10.4 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 4.8 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.6 million and 4 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.3 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 10, 2008

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:51:09 +0000

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were, respectively, the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 10, 2008.

“Ghost Whisperer” drew an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers, while “Numbers” drew roughly 8 million average viewers.

ABC’s “20/20″ rounded out the top three, with just over 7 million average viewers.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	9,693,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	8,012,000
3	20/20-FRI	ABC	7,017,000
4	DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	NBC	6,633,000
5	EX LIST, THE	CBS	5,596,000
6	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	5,443,000
7	LIFE	NBC	4,978,000
8	SUPERNANNY	ABC	4,961,000
9	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	4,829,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI	UNI	4,345,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 10, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 5.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.2 million and 5.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.8 million viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 3, 2008

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:10:57 +0000

CBS’s season premieres of “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 3, 2008. “Ghost Whisperer” drew roughly 9.4 million average viewers, while “Numbers” drew an average audience of 8.2 million viewers.

ABC’s “20/20” rounded out the top three, with just over 6.8 million average viewers.

Two other premieres, CBS’s “The Ex List” (6.8 million viewers) and ABC’s “Supernanny” (4.2 million viewers), also made the top ten.

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	9,447,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	8,212,000
3	20/20-FRI	ABC	6,840,000
4	EX LIST, THE	CBS	6,793,000
5	DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	NBC	6,349,000
6	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	5,956,000
7	LIFE	NBC	5,543,000
8	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI	UNI	4,637,000
9	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	4,347,000
10	SUPERNANNY	ABC	4,201,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 3, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.2 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. NBC and ABC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.1 million and 4.9 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.9 million viewers.