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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 3, 2008

1 minute read | October 2008

CBS’s season premieres of “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 3, 2008.  “Ghost Whisperer” drew roughly 9.4 million average viewers, while “Numbers” drew an average audience of 8.2 million viewers.

ABC’s “20/20” rounded out the top three, with just over 6.8 million average viewers.

Two other premieres, CBS’s “The Ex List” (6.8 million viewers) and ABC’s “Supernanny” (4.2 million viewers), also made the top ten.

RANKNAMENETWORKVIEWERS (P2+)
1GHOST WHISPERERCBS9,447,000
2NUMB3RSCBS8,212,000
320/20-FRIABC6,840,000
4EX LIST, THECBS6,793,000
5DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRINBC6,349,000
6SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADERFOX5,956,000
7LIFENBC5,543,000
8FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRIUNI4,637,000
9DON’T FORGET THE LYRICSFOX4,347,000
10SUPERNANNYABC4,201,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (October 3, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.2 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. NBC and ABC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.1 million and 4.9 million average viewers, respectively. Univision followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.9 million viewers.

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