CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were, respectively, the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 10, 2008.
“Ghost Whisperer” drew an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers, while “Numbers” drew roughly 8 million average viewers.
ABC’s “20/20” rounded out the top three, with just over 7 million average viewers.
RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,693,000
2
NUMB3RS
CBS
8,012,000
3
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,017,000
4
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
6,633,000
5
EX LIST, THE
CBS
5,596,000
6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
5,443,000
7
LIFE
NBC
4,978,000
8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,961,000
9
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
4,829,000
10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,345,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 10, 2008).
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 5.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.2 million and 5.1 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.8 million viewers.
