Two in a row for CBS

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The season premiere of "CSI" helped power CBS to another weekly ratings victory in both Households and the coveted 18-49 demo. The ninth season premiere attracted 23.5 million viewers.


CBS had an average HH rating of 6.9 and an 11 share. Next was ABC 6.3/10, then Fox 5.0/8, NBC 4.4/7, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.4/2, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura and Ion 0.3/1, and Azteca America 0.1/0.

In the big bucks 18-49 demo it was CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC, 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 10/06/08 – 10/12/08
Rank Program Network HH Rating HH Share 2+ Audience (000)
1 CSI CBS 13.9 21 23485
2 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 12.0 18 18592
3 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 10.2 16 16185
4 CSI: NY CBS 10.1 17 15873
4 NCIS CBS 10.1 15 16288
6 DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S) ABC 10.0 15 15065
7 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 9.8 15 15505
7 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 9.8 15 14797
9 CSI: MIAMI CBS 9.2 15 13884
10 OT, THE FOX 9.0 15 14232
12 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 8.2 13 13051
14 LIFE ON MARS ABC 7.5 13 11333
15 60 MINUTES CBS 7.3 12 10753
16 ELEVENTH HOUR CBS 7.2 12 11373
17 COLD CASE CBS 7.1 11 10994
18 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P ABC 6.9 11 11344
19 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 6.7 11 9900
20 BONES FOX 6.5 11 10559
Source: The Nielsen Company