ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" was again the most watched show, but CBS claimed top ratings honors overall in week two of the new television season.
In Households, CBS scored a 7.0 rating and 12 share, followed by ABC 6.0/10, NBC 5.0/8, Fox 4.0/6, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.6/3, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion and TeleFutura 0.3/1, and Azteca America 0.1/0.
CBS also won in the key 18-49 demo, followed by ABC and NBC in a tie, Fox, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 09/29/08 – 10/05/08 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 12.2 | 18 | 18883 |
| 2 | NCIS | CBS | 11.0 | 17 | 17470 |
| 3 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 10.5 | 17 | 16648 |
| 4 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 10.2 | 15 | 15491 |
| 5 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 10.0 | 15 | 15685 |
| 6 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 9.8 | 15 | 15484 |
| 7 | CSI: NY | CBS | 9.6 | 16 | 14878 |
| 8 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 9.5 | 15 | 14780 |
| 9 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 9.2 | 15 | 14345 |
| 10 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 8.8 | 14 | 14207 |
| 11 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 8.4 | 12 | 13577 |
| 11 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 8.4 | 14 | 12611 |
| 13 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 7.8 | 12 | 12693 |
| 13 | HOUSE | FOX | 7.8 | 12 | 12978 |
| 15 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 7.7 | 12 | 13076 |
| 16 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P | ABC | 7.2 | 11 | 11832 |
| 17 | COLD CASE | CBS | 7.1 | 11 | 11095 |
| 18 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 7.0 | 12 | 10391 |
| 19 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 6.9 | 11 | 10326 |
| 20 | AMAZING RACE 13 | CBS | 6.6 | 10 | 10999 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |
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