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 | |||||
