RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (BRONCOS/PATRIOTS)
ESPN
MONDAY
10,822,000

2
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,920,000

3
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,685,000

4
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,587,000

5
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,418,000

6
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
4,390,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,354,000

8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,320,000

9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,238,000

10
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
THURSDAY
4,171,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 20, 2008 – October 26, 2008).

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (EAGLES/COWBOYS)
ESPN
MONDAY
18,608,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
7,627,000

3
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME – L (LSU/AUBURN)
ESPN
SATURDAY
5,562,000

4
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
4,921,000

5
NFL SPORTSCENTER – L
ESPN
MONDAY
4,759,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
4,665,000

7
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
THURSDAY
4,589,000

8
ARMY WIVES
LIF
SUNDAY
4,374,000

9
RAISING THE BAR
TNT
MONDAY
4,210,000

10
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,209,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 15, 2008 – September 21, 2008)

RANK
NAME
DAY(S)
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (VIKINGS/PACKERS)
MONDAY
ESPN
12,501,000

2
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (BRONCOS/RAIDERS)
MONDAY
ESPN
9,665,000

3
CLOSER, THE
MONDAY
TNT
7,440,000

4
SATURDAY MOVIE III (COCO CHANEL)
SATURDAY
LIF
5,226,000

5
TIME MACHINE
THURSDAY
HIST
5,153,000

6
MONK
FRIDAY
USA
5,020,000

7
RAISING THE BAR
MONDAY
TNT
4,978,000

8
BURN NOTICE
THURSDAY
USA
4,768,000

9
HANNAH MONTANA
SUNDAY
DSNY
4,606,000

10
THE OREILLY FACTOR
MONDAY
FOXNC
4,572,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 8, 2008 – September 14, 2008)

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
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
CLOSER, THE
TNT
7,863,000

2
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
5,201,000

3
SAVING GRACE
TNT
4,937,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,923,000

5
NASCAR SPRINT CUP (WATKINS GLEN, NY) L
ESPN
4,828,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
4,558,000

7
FINDING NEMO
DSNY
4,324,000

8
IN PLAIN SIGHT
USA
4,177,000

9
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
4,164,000

10
SECRET LIFE/AMERICAN TEEN
FAM
4,092,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 4, 2008 – August 10, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
7,358,000

2
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (POCONO)
ESPN
6,191,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
5,524,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,985,000

5
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
4,926,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
4,863,000

7
SAVING GRACE
TNT
4,778,000

8
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
4,624,000

9
MONK
USA
4,605,000

10
PSYCH
USA
4,290,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 28, 2008 – August 3, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
7,058,000

2
NASCAR SPRINT CUP – L (BRICKYARD 400)
ESPN
6,668,000

3
HANNAH & MILEY:BEST OF
DSNY
5,864,000

4
MONK
USA
5,062,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,961,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
4,760,000

7
SAVING GRACE
TNT
4,571,000

8
SP FN STAR 4 FIN(S)-07/27/2008
FOOD
4,508,000

9
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,494,000

10
PSYCH
USA
4,484,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 21, 2008 – July 27, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
HOME RUN DERBY – L (2008 STATE FARM HOME RUN DERBY PRELUDE)
ESPN
9,116,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
7,809,000

3
HOME RUN DERBY – L
ESPN
6,030,000

4
MONK
USA
5,639,000

5
AVATAR: SOZINS COMET
NICK
5,585,000

6
SAVING GRACE
TNT
5,156,000

7
PSYCH
USA
4,890,000

8
BURN NOTICE
USA
4,865,000

9
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
4,834,000

10
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,789,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 14, 2008 – July 20, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
5,831,000

2
BURN NOTICE
USA
5,385,000

3
SPRINT CUP RACING/CHICAGO
TNT
5,129,000

4
IN PLAIN SIGHT
USA
5,087,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
5,059,000

6
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
4,899,000

7
ABC FAMILY ORIGINAL MOVIE(S)-07/13/2008 (PICTURE THIS PR)
FAM
4,270,000

8
CAMP ROCK
DSNY
4,056,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NICK
3,978,000

10
MONSTERS, INC.
DSNY
3,864,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 7, 2008 – July 13, 2008)