CBS claimed its fifth straight win in Households and total viewership, but landed in 3rd for the big money demo, 18-49, behind Fox and ABC. The final game of the World Series finished 2nd in the HH ratings – and 13th, with the latter being the first part of the rain-interrupted game. But "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC was the week’s #1 show.
In HH CBS scored a 7.2 rating and 12 share, with ABC at 6.4/10, Fox 5.8/9, NBC 4.8/8, Univision 2.1/3, CW 1.5/2, MyNetworkTV 0.9/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In 18-49 it was Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
Here are the week’s top 20 programs.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 10/27/08 – 11/02/08 | |||||
Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
1 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 12.0 | 18 | 18876 |
2 | FOX WRLD SERIES GM5 CONCL(S) | FOX | 11.9 | 18 | 19844 |
3 | CSI | CBS | 11.7 | 18 | 19098 |
4 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 11.0 | 16 | 17445 |
5 | NCIS | CBS | 10.8 | 16 | 17258 |
6 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 10.6 | 16 | 16741 |
7 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 10.1 | 15 | 15933 |
7 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 10.1 | 15 | 16073 |
9 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 10.0 | 15 | 15319 |
10 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 9.1 | 14 | 14322 |
11 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 8.9 | 13 | 13966 |
11 | CSI: NY | CBS | 8.9 | 15 | 13754 |
13 | FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 5(S) | FOX | 8.2 | 12 | 13237 |
14 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 8.1 | 13 | 12192 |
15 | HOUSE | FOX | 8.0 | 12 | 13498 |
16 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 7.7 | 12 | 12025 |
16 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 7.7 | 13 | 13015 |
18 | COLD CASE | CBS | 7.5 | 11 | 11664 |
18 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 7.5 | 13 | 11248 |
18 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | ABC | 7.5 | 14 | 12204 |
18 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 7.5 | 11 | 11881 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |