Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 31, 2008

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 49th week of the 2007-08 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household, adults 18-49, adults 25-54, and viewership figures are provided. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week, and a third chart includes cable ratings data for the four nights of the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC). The final chart includes time-shifted DVR ratings for select broadcast programs. Note: the viewership data presented in the first two charts is in Live+Same Day (the Nielsen standard) while the DVR chart present viewership in Live and Live+7 day. The Live figures will not match the Live+Same Day figures.

Broadcast ratings:

Program	HH	A18-49	A25-54	Viewers (millions)
20/20	3.2/6	1.3/4	1.7/5	4.579
AMERICA' GOT TALENT-TUE	6.9/11	3.1/9	3.8/10	11.118
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED	6.5/11	2.8/8	3.5/9	10.344
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	3.3/6	1.8/6	2.1/6	5.023
AMERICA'S TOUGHEST JOBS	4.6/7	2.7/7	3.1/7	7.298
BIG BROTHER-SUN	3.7/7	1.9/7	2.4/7	5.702
BIG BROTHER-THURS	3.8/6	2.2/7	2.6/7	5.969
BIG BROTHER-TUES	4.1/6	2.3/6	2.9/7	6.284
DATELINE-FRI	3.0/6	1.3/4	1.6/5	4.397
DATELINE-SUN	2.5/5	0.9/4	1.1/4	3.58
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	7.3/12	2.8/9	3.6/10	10.999
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-MON ABC	2.9/5	0.9/3	1.2/3	4.170
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-MON CBS	2.4/4	0.9/2	1.2/3	3.46
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-MON NBC	3.3/5	1.4/4	1.6/4	4.706
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-TUES ABC	3.3/5	1.1/3	1.4/4	4.758
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-TUES CBS	2.8/5	1.1/3	1.4/4	3.824
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-TUES NBC	4.1/7	1.7/5	2.0/5	5.976
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-WED ABC	2.5/4	0.9/3	1.1/3	3.483
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-WED CBS	2.5/4	0.9/3	1.2/3	3.54
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-WED NBC	3.7/6	1.5/4	2.0/5	5.464
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-THURS ABC	4.5/7	2.0/5	2.4/6	6.584
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-THURS CBS	3.3/5	1.3/4	1.7/4	4.722
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-THURS NBC	3.9/6	2.2/6	2.5/6	6.100
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION-THURS PBS	-	-	-	3.5
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN	2.3/4	1.3/5	1.4/5	3.703
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG	3.7/6	1.7/5	2.1/6	5.683
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: GET IN THE PICTURE-MON	1.7/3	0.7/2	0.9/2	2.417
MOMENT OF TRUTH-8P	2.5/4	1.4/4	1.4/4	3.690
MOMENT OF TRUTH-9P	3.4/5	2.1/6	2.1/5	5.179
NFL: JAGUARS/REDSKINS-THU	2.0/4	0.8/3	1.0/3	2.796
SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL	3.6/7	1.9/7	2.2/7	5.599
SWINGTOWN	2.6/5	1.1/4	1.5/4	3.65
WANNA BET?	2.5/4	1.5/4	1.7/4	4.040
WIPEOUT	3.8/6	2.3/7	2.8/8	6.325

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)	18-49
THE CLOSER	TNT	7.415	1.6
NASCAR SPRINT CUP	ESPN	5.638	2.1/8
SAVING GRACE	TNT	4.268	1.1/3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SCI-FI	4.091	1.5
SPONGEBOB-SAT	NICK	4.090	-
NFL: SEAHAWKS/CHARGERS-MON	ESPN	4.005	1.5/4
SPONGEBOB-SAT	NICK	3.973	-
HANNAH MONTANA-SUN	DISNEY	3.920	-
THE O'REILLY FACTOR-FRI	FOX NEWS	3.909	-
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE	DISNEY	3.739	-
SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER	ABC FAMILY	3.649	1.3/4
PROJECT RUNWAY	BRAVO	3.547	1.8/5
THE HILLS	MTV	3.43	2.2/6
SHEAR GENIUS	BRAVO	2.543	1.3/4
MY SUPER SWEET 16: EXILED	MTV	2.5	1.5
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS	HISTORY	1.7	-
I LOVE MONEY	VH1	1.7	0.8/3
GREEK	ABC FAMILY	1.55	0.6/2
MAD MEN	AMC	1.456	-
BROOKE KNOWS BEST	VH1	1.28	0.6/2
NEW YORK GOES HOLLYWOOD	VH1	1.19	0.6/2
MILLION DOLLAR LISTING	BRAVO	0.909	0.5
WEEDS	SHOWTIME	0.82	0.5/1
HARD KNOCKS	HBO	0.36	0.2/0

• The Daily Show (Comedy Central) weekly ratings average:
• 1.5 million viewers
• 1.0 million adults 18-49
• Viewership data was not available for 
• The Middleman (ABC Family)

Cable DNC ratings:

SHOW-DAY	TIME	NET	Viewers (millions)	25-54 (millions)
DNC COVERAGE-MON	9:00P	CNN	4.525	1.674
HANNITY & COLMES-MON	9:00P	FOX NEWS	2.840	0.769
DNC COVERAGE-MON	9:00P	MSNBC	2.305	0.866
DNC COVERAGE-MON	10:00P	CNN	4.240	1.567
DNC COVERAGE-MON	10:00P	FOX NEWS	2.720	0.827
DNC COVERAGE-MON	10:00P	MSNBC	2.098	0.894
DNC COVERAGE-TUE	9:00P	CNN	3.207	1.229
HANNITY & COLMES-TUE	9:00P	FOX NEWS	3.194	0.835
DNC COVERAGE-TUE	9:00P	MSNBC	1.898	0.776
DNC COVERAGE-TUE	10:00P	CNN	4.802	1.897
DNC COVERAGE-TUE	10:00P	FOX NEWS	3.499	0.939
DNC COVERAGE-TUE	10:00P	MSNBC	2.574	1.018
DNC COVERAGE-WED 9P	9:00P	CNN	4.926	1.992
HANNITY & COLMES-WED	9:00P	FOX NEWS	3.180	0.795
DNC COVERAGE-WED 9P	9:00P	MSNBC	2.466	1.072
DNC COVERAGE-WED 10P	10:00P	CNN	5.375	2.314
DNC COVERAGE-WED 10P	10:00P	FOX NEWS	2.572	0.666
DNC COVERAGE-WED 10P	10:00P	MSNBC	2.270	1.024
DNC COVERAGE-THU	9:00P	CNN	5.529	2.083
HANNITY & COLMES-THU	9:00P	FOX NEWS	2.896	0.853
DNC COVERAGE-THU	9:00P	MSNBC	2.464	1.016
DNC COVERAGE-THU	10:00P	CNN	8.056	3.489
DNC COVERAGE-THU	10:00P	FOX NEWS	4.229	1.409
DNC COVERAGE-THU	10:00P	MSNBC	4.097	1.810
DNC COVERAGE-THU	11:00P	CNN	4.319	1.930
DNC COVERAGE-THU	11:00P	FOX NEWS	3.768	1.275
DNC COVERAGE-THU	11:00P	MSNBC	2.776	1.206

Broadcast DVR ratings: viewership in the first column is in Live, not Live+Same Day

Program	Net	Live Viewers (millions)	Live+7 Increase	Live+7 Viewers (millions)
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT	NBC	10.562	1.186	11.748
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED	NBC	9.770	1.111	10.881
AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS	NBC	7.074	0.436	7.510
AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK	FOX	4.849	0.316	5.165
BIG BROTHER 10-SUN	CBS	4.732	1.615	6.347
BIG BROTHER 10-THU	CBS	5.083	1.562	6.645
BIG BROTHER 10-TUE	CBS	5.295	1.444	6.739
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN	CW	3.662	0.387	4.049
GREATEST AMERICAN DOG	CBS	5.378	0.610	5.988
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL-MON	ABC	2.342	0.195	2.537
MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-8P	FOX	3.504	0.529	4.033
MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-9P	FOX	4.991	0.598	5.589
SWINGTOWN	CBS	3.455	0.828	4.283
WIPEOUT	ABC	5.865	0.951	6.816

Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Futon Critic, Media Life Magazine, Variety, and The Associated Press