Even so, Fox still won the week in the 18-49 demo and CBS in Households. The first two games of the Boston vs. LA NBA finals on ABC were the week’s top shows in the HH rankings.
In 18-49, Fox was followed by ABC, NBC, CBS, Univision, CW, a tie by MyNetworkTV and Telemundo, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
CBS posted a 4.9 rating and 9 share in Households, with Fox 4.1/7, ABC 4.0/7, NBC 3.7/7, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.2/2, MyNetworkTV 0.7/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura and Ion tied at 0.3/1, and Azteca America at 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 06/02/08 – 06/08/08
Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
1 | NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S) | ABC | 8.7 | 16 | 13384 |
2 | NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S) | ABC | 8.5 | 15 | 13499 |
3 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 6.5 | 13 | 9809 |
3 | CSI | CBS | 6.5 | 11 | 9613 |
5 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 6.4 | 10 | 9811 |
6 | MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD | CBS | 6.3 | 11 | 9624 |
7 | CSI: NY | CBS | 6.2 | 11 | 9114 |
8 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 6.1 | 10 | 8911 |
9 | HOUSE-MON 9P | FOX | 6.0 | 9 | 9442 |
9 | NCIS | CBS | 6.0 | 10 | 8927 |
9 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 6.0 | 10 | 9564 |
12 | SWINGTOWN | CBS | 5.9 | 10 | 8568 |
13 | HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 5.6 | 9 | 9363 |
13 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 5.6 | 10 | 9250 |
15 | COLD CASE | CBS | 5.5 | 9 | 8078 |
15 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 5.5 | 9 | 8271 |
15 | CSI – THU 8P SPECIAL(S) | CBS | 5.5 | 10 | 8211 |
15 | DATELINE SUN 9PM | NBC | 5.5 | 9 | 7992 |
19 | 48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY | CBS | 5.4 | 9 | 7777 |
20 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 5.3 | 8 | 8118 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research