CBS claims week two

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ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" was again the most watched show, but CBS claimed top ratings honors overall in week two of the new television season.


In Households, CBS scored a 7.0 rating and 12 share, followed by ABC 6.0/10, NBC 5.0/8, Fox 4.0/6, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.6/3, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion and TeleFutura 0.3/1, and Azteca America 0.1/0.

CBS also won in the key 18-49 demo, followed by ABC and NBC in a tie, Fox, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.

Here are the week’s top 20 shows.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 09/29/08 – 10/05/08
Rank Program Network HH Rating HH Share 2+ Audience (000)
1 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 12.2 18 18883
2 NCIS CBS 11.0 17 17470
3 60 MINUTES CBS 10.5 17 16648
4 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 10.2 15 15491
5 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 10.0 15 15685
6 MENTALIST, THE CBS 9.8 15 15484
7 CSI: NY CBS 9.6 16 14878
8 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 9.5 15 14780
9 CSI: MIAMI CBS 9.2 15 14345
10 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 8.8 14 14207
11 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 8.4 12 13577
11 WITHOUT A TRACE CBS 8.4 14 12611
13 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED NBC 7.8 12 12693
13 HOUSE FOX 7.8 12 12978
15 SURVIVOR: GABON CBS 7.7 12 13076
16 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P ABC 7.2 11 11832
17 COLD CASE CBS 7.1 11 11095
18 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 7.0 12 10391
19 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 6.9 11 10326
20 AMAZING RACE 13 CBS 6.6 10 10999

Source: The Nielsen Company