As the summer TV season began, CBS was still attracting viewers with reruns of its hit scripted shows. The most watched show was the finale of "Lost" on ABC and Fox scored well with young demos with its summer reality offerings.
Fox topped the big money 18-49 demo, followed by a three-way tie of ABC, CBS and NBC, then Univision, CW, a tie by Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura, Azteca America and Ion.
In Households it was CBS 4.9/9, Fox 3.8/7, ABC 3.6/6, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.2/2, MyNetworkTV 0.7/1, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFuture and Ion tied at 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.2/0.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 05/26/08 – 06/01/08
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | Audience (000) |
| 1 | LOST | ABC | 7.3 | 12 | 12303 |
| 2 | TWO AND A HALF MEN-SPC(S) | CBS | 6.9 | 11 | 10811 |
| 3 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 6.8 | 13 | 10291 |
| 3 | MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD | CBS | 6.8 | 12 | 10621 |
| 5 | NCIS | CBS | 6.7 | 11 | 9774 |
| 6 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 6.4 | 10 | 9730 |
| 6 | CSI: NY | CBS | 6.4 | 11 | 9563 |
| 8 | 48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY | CBS | 6.0 | 10 | 8448 |
| 8 | CSI | CBS | 6.0 | 10 | 8799 |
| 8 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 6.0 | 10 | 9561 |
| 11 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 5.8 | 10 | 9359 |
| 11 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 5.8 | 10 | 8516 |
| 13 | HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 5.6 | 9 | 9500 |
| 14 | DATELINE SUN 9PM | NBC | 5.4 | 9 | 8088 |
| 15 | COLD CASE | CBS | 5.3 | 9 | 7732 |
| 15 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 5.3 | 9 | 7312 |
| 15 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT-SPC(S) | CBS | 5.3 | 8 | 8469 |
| 18 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P | NBC | 5.1 | 8 | 7064 |
| 18 | PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME | CBS | 5.1 | 9 | 7785 |
| 20 | CSI: MIAMI-SPC(S) | CBS | 4.9 | 8 | 7128 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
