Primetime Broadcast Ratings August 4, 2008
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” “Old Christine,” “How I Met Your Mother,” and “The Big Bang Theory” claimed the top five slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime broadcast TV programs for Monday, August 4.
FOX’s tenth annual “Teen Choice Awards” also made the top ten.
| RANK | NAME | NETWORK | VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 9,979,000 |
| 2 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 7,891,000 |
| 3 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 7,599,000 |
| 4 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 6,362,000 |
| 5 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 6,299,000 |
| 6 | NASHVILLE STAR | NBC | 6,212,000 |
| 7 | AMERICAN GLADIATORS | NBC | 5,435,000 |
| 8 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON | UNI | 4,844,000 |
| 9 | AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON | UNI | 4,559,000 |
| 10 | 2008 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS(S)-08/04/2008 | FOX | 4,436,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (August 4, 2008) |
Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of 7,670,000 viewers, while NBC took second place with 5,694,000 average viewers. FOX and Univision claimed third and fourth places — with 4,436,000 and 4,177,000 average viewers, respectively. ABC followed distantly in fifth place with an average audience of 2,872,000.
https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2008/primetime-broadcast-ratings-august-4-2008/
