Saturday, July 11, 2020

Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending October 26, 2008

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the fifth week of the 2008-09 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household, 18-49, and 25-54 ratings are provided, as are final viewership figures (most to three digits)The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week, and the third chart had DVR ratings for select broadcast programs.

Broadcast ratings:
ProgramHHA18-49A25-54Viewers
(millions)
20/205.0/9 2.1/7 2.6/77.504
48 HOURS4.4/8 1.3/4 1.7/56.15
60 MINUTES8.5/14 2.2/6 3.1/812.816
ABC SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 6.4/12 3.6/12 4.1/1210.367
AMAZING RACE 5.8/9 3.0/8 4.0/99.696
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS 4.9/8 2.5/7 3.1/88.613
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL 2.9/5 2.1/6 2.0/54.443
AMERICA'S TOUGHEST JOBS-SAT 1.8/3 0.7/3 1.0/32.91
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?3.6/6 1.3/4 1.6/55.870
BIGGEST LOSER 4.6/7 3.0/8 3.3/87.407
BOSTON LEGAL 5.2/9 2.1/5 2.7/78.137
BROTHERS & SISTERS 6.7/11 3.4/8 4.1/109.856
CHUCK 4.1/6 2.6/7 2.8/76.872
COLD CASE 7.6/11 2.7/6 3.8/811.966
CRIMINAL MINDS 9.5/14 4.1/10 5.5/1315.012
CRUSOE 3.7/6 1.3/4 1.8/56.088
CSI 11.7/17 5.5/13 7.1/1619.492
CSI: MIAMI 8.9/15 3.8/10 4.8/1213.505
CSI: NY 9.2/15 3.9/10 5.2/1314.390
DANCING WITH THE STARS RECAP 6.1/10 2.0/5 2.5/69.037
DANCING WITH THE STARS-MON 12.0/18 4.1/10 5.3/1218.497
DANCING WITH THE STARS-TUE 10.7/16 3.8/10 4.8/1116.350
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI 4.0/7 1.5/5 1.8/66.124
DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED 4.8/7 1.9/5 2.5/67.608
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 10.1/15 5.8/13 6.8/1415.953
DIRTY SEXY MONEY 3.9/6 1.9/5 2.4/65.745
DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS! 3.4/6 1.6/5 2.0/6 5.622
EASY MONEY 0.4/1 0.2/1 0.2/00.659
ELEVENTH HOUR 7.8/13 3.1/8 4.1/1011.849
ELI STONE 5.4/9 2.1/6 2.6/78.012
ER 5.8/10 3.2/8 3.9/108.818
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS 1.1/2 0.6/2 0.6/21.817
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION 7.3/11 3.9/10 4.8/1112.257
FRINGE 5.5/8 3.9/10 4.4/108.914
GARY UNMARRIED 5.0/8 2.5/7 3.2/87.556
GHOST WHISPERER 6.3/11 2.6/9 3.7/1110.142
GOSSIP GIRL 2.1/3 1.4/4 1.1/33.027
GREY'S ANATOMY 9.5/14 5.4/13 6.0/1314.451
HEROES 5.1/8 3.9/9 4.0/98.510
HOUSE 7.8/12 5.6/15 6.0/1513.085
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 5.8/9 4.0/10 4.5/109.446
IN HARM'S WAY 0.5/1 0.3/1 0.3/10.656
KATH & KIM 3.1/5 2.2/6 2.4/64.991
KNIGHT RIDER 4.4/7 2.2/6 2.6/77.226
LAW & ORDER: SVU 6.3/11 3.5/10 4.1/119.497
LIFE 3.6/6 1.6/5 2.0/65.589
LIFE ON MARS 5.3/9 2.4/6 3.1/87.861
LIPSTICK JUNGLE 3.2/5 1.7/4 1.9/54.313
MY NAME IS EARL 3.9/6 2.5/7 2.9/86.393
MY WORST OWN ENEMY 3.6/6 2.5/6 2.6/65.686
NCIS 10.7/17 3.6/10 5.1/1317.226
NUMB3RS6.0/11 2.3/7 3.2/99.334
OLD CHRISTINE 5.1/8 2.4/7 3.1/87.756
ONE TREE HILL 2.2/3 1.9/4 1.1/23.686
PRISON BREAK 3.3/5 2.2/5 2.4/55.453
PRIVATE PRACTICE 5.5/8 3.0/8 3.5/87.980
PRIVILEGED 1.1/2 0.7/2 0.6/11.452
PUSHING DAISIES 3.7/6 1.9/5 2.3/65.694
SAMANTHA WHO? 6.5/10 2.7/6 3.4/79.636
SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES 3.0/5 2.0/5 2.3/55.024
SMALLVILLE 2.6/4 1.7/4 1.7/44.155
SNL WEEKEND UPDATE-THURS 5.3/8 4.0/9 4.3/98.796
STYLISTA 1.6/2 1.1/3 0.9/22.345
SUPERNANNY 3.4/6 1.6/5 1.9/54.996
SUPERNATURAL 2.0/3 1.3/3 1.4/33.251
SURVIVOR: GABON 7.8/12 4.4/12 5.4/1313.309
THE BIG BANG THEORY 5.8/9 3.5/9 4.1/109.331
THE EX-LIST 3.5/6 1.5/5 2.1/65.329
THE GAME 1.2/2 0.7/2 0.7/21.753
THE MENTALIST 9.6/14 3.4/9 4.8/1115.282
THE OFFICE 4.6/7 4.2/10 4.1/97.976
THE OT 8.2/14 5.0/15 5.5/1413.277
THE UNIT 5.8/10 2.5/6 3.4/89.165
TWO AND A HALF MEN 8.9/13 5.1/12 6.2/1314.630
UGLY BETTY 5.7/9 2.8/8 3.3/88.704
VALENTINE 0.6/1 0.3/1 0.3/10.847
WIFE SWAP 2.7/5 1.3/4 1.6/54.02
WITHOUT A TRACE 7.7/13 2.6/7 3.7/911.629
WORLD SERIES GAME 19.2/15 4.8/13 5.5/14 14.634
WORLD SERIES GAME 1 PREGAME6.3/11 3.0/10 3.3/109.729
WORLD SERIES GAME 28.1/13 4.0/11 4.7/1212.777
WORLD SERIES GAME 2 PREGAME4.2/7 1.8/6 2.2/66.542
WORLD SERIES GAME 36.1/13 3.2/11 3.7/129.836
WORLD SERIES GAME 3 PREGAME3.3/6 1.5/5 1.9/65.283
WORLD SERIES GAME 49.3/15 5.1/13 5.7/1315.479
WORLD SERIES GAME 4 PREGAME8.0/13 4.4/12 4.9/1213.059
WORST WEEK 6.3/9 3.2/7 3.9/89.875
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN (MNT)2.1/41.2/41.3/43.52

There was some controversy at the time regarding the ratings for "One Tree Hill" vs. "Gossip Girl" as they aired on the same night and lead-out "Hill" was up 0.5 in the demo over "Girl." Due to this, I've decided to provide the 15-min breakdowns for the two programs.

GOSSIP GIRL (18-49)
8:00 PM-8:15 PM 1.4/4
8:15 PM-8:30 PM 1.4/4
8:30 PM-8:45 PM 1.4/3
8:45 PM-9:00 PM 1.6/4
ONE TREE HILL (18-49)
9:00 PM-9:15 PM 1.9/4
9:15 PM-9:30 PM 1.8/4
9:30 PM-9:45 PM 2.0/5
9:45 PM-10:00 PM 2.1/5

Cable ratings: 18-49 ratings are provided wherever available
ShowNETViewers
(millions)
18-49
Rating
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLESPN10.8224.4
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE-SUN 8:30PDISNEY4.9209.4
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE-SUN 8PDISNEY4.5878.7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)USA4.3201.7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)USA4.2381.7
ICARLYNICK3.9785.6
BACK AT THE BARNYARDNICK3.949-
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME: ALABAMA/TENNESPN3.939-
SUITE LIFE ON DECKDISNEY3.85.9
ARMY WIVESLIFETIME3.3171.2
GHOST HUNTERSSCI-FI3.21.5
SOUTH PARKCOMEDY2.81.5
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARSTOON2.540.7
MOVIE: GENERATION GAPHALLMARK2.145-
SONS OF ANARCHYFX2.141.0
TRUE BLOODHBO2.071.1
THE STARTER WIFEUSA1.930.7
ENTOURAGEHBO1.771.0
MAD MENAMC1.750.5
THE SHIELDFX1.610.8
IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIAFX1.3230.7
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTABRAVO1.3200.8
TOP DESIGNBRAVO1.120.5
GREEKABC FAMILY1.050.5
DEXTERSHOWTIME1.000.5
CALIFORNICATIONSHOWTIME0.3780.1
THE JANICE DICKINSON MODELING AGENCYOXYGEN0.3420.2
  • Ratings in red denote a Tweens 9-14 rating instead of an Adults 18-49 rating
  • Viewership data was not available for 
    • The Hills (MTV) - 2.3 adults 18-49 rating
    • The Hills Aftershow (MTV) - 1.7 rating
    • Testees (FX)
    • Raising the Bar (TNT)
    • Crash (Starz)
    • The Life & Times of Tim (HBO)
    • Little Britain USA (HBO)
    • Sanctuary (Sci-Fi)
    • Stargate Atlantis (Sci-Fi)
DVR ratings:
ProgramLive Viewers
(millions)
L+7 Increase
(millions)
L+7 Viewers
(millions)
AMAZING RACE 138.5581.74210.300
AMERICA’S TOP MODEL3.8611.0004.861
BROTHERS & SISTERS9.2601.58510.845
CHUCK6.2261.4267.652
CRIMINAL MINDS14.3032.29716.600
CSI18.3963.03421.430
CSI: MIAMI13.0381.57114.609
DANCING WITH THE STARS17.5461.60719.153
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES14.6142.78117.395
DIRTY SEXY MONEY5.3921.2606.652
FRINGE8.1392.59810.737
FRINGE8.1392.59810.737
GOSSIP GIRL-MON2.6310.8353.466
GREY’S ANATOMY12.9043.94116.845
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM12.9043.94116.845
HEROES7.4412.71510.156
HEROES7.4412.71510.156
HOUSE11.4023.49414.896
HOUSE11.4023.49414.896
LAW AND ORDER:SVU9.0961.73010.826
LIFE5.2021.2986.500
LIPSTICK JUNGLE4.0511.3155.366
MY OWN WORST ENEMY5.4301.1536.583
NCIS16.1512.34318.494
NUMB3RS8.8631.60810.471
OFFICE6.5582.7859.343
OFFICE6.5582.7859.343
PRISON BREAK4.9761.2856.261
PRIVATE PRACTICE7.3381.7459.083
PRIVATE PRACTICE7.3381.7459.083
PRIVILEGED1.3400.4971.837
SMALLVILLE3.7221.0264.748
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/237.8531.6849.537
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/237.8531.6849.537
SUPERNATURAL2.9770.8133.790
SURVIVOR: GABON11.7292.33614.065
SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES4.5601.2515.811
THE GAME1.6060.3321.938
THE MENTALIST14.6751.87816.553
TWO AND A HALF MEN13.7301.96615.696

Source: Nielsen Media Research via TV by the Numbers, Media Life Magazine, Variety, PI Feedback, The Futon Critic, and Radio & Television Business Report

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