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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, October 27, 2008

1 minute read | October 2008

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.

RankProgramNetworkViewers (P2+)
1DANCING WITH THE STARSABC18,876,000
2FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 5(S)-10/27/2008FOX13,237,000
3TWO AND A HALF MENCBS11,881,000
4CSI: MIAMICBS10,587,000
5SAMANTHA WHO?ABC10,470,000
6GARY UNMARRIED-MON 930 SP(S)-10/27/2008CBS8,654,000
7BOSTON LEGALABC8,581,000
8HEROESNBC8,189,000
9BIG BANG THEORY, THECBS7,932,000
10HOW I MET YOUR MOTHERCBS7,260,000
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.

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