ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, October 27, 2008.
Game 5 of the MLB World Series, which aired on FOX, claimed second place, and CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” rounded out the top three.
Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)
1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,876,000
2
FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 5(S)-10/27/2008
FOX
13,237,000
3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
11,881,000
4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
10,587,000
5
SAMANTHA WHO?
ABC
10,470,000
6
GARY UNMARRIED-MON 930 SP(S)-10/27/2008
CBS
8,654,000
7
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,581,000
8
HEROES
NBC
8,189,000
9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
7,932,000
10
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,260,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 27, 2008).
Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 14.2 million viewers, while FOX took second place with just over 12.1 million average viewers. CBS and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.5 million and 6.7 million average viewers, respectively. Univision and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of just over 4.8 million and 3.1 million average viewers, respectively.
