CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 16, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched between the two, in second place.
RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
CSI
CBS
19,275,000
2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,803,000
3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,807,000
4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,907,000
5
E.R.
NBC
8,961,000
6
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/16(S)-10/16/2008
NBC
8,832,000
7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,327,000
8
OFFICE
NBC
8,276,000
9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
8,220,000
10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,722,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 16, 2008).
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 14.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 10.5 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.0 million and 4.5 million average viewers, respectively. The CW and FOX followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 3.62 million and 3.56 million viewers, respectively.
