Primetime Broadcast Ratings July 25, 2008
CBS’s “Numbers” and “Ghost Whisperer” were, respectively, the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, July 25, 2008.
NBC’s “Dateline” was sandwiched between the two, in second place. The network’s back-to-back telecasts of “Most Outrageous Moments,” which claimed the 6th and 9th spots, also made the top ten.
| RANK | NAME | NETWORK | VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUMB3RS 9PM | CBS | 6,208,000 |
| 2 | DATELINE FRI | NBC | 6,120,000 |
| 3 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 5,166,000 |
| 4 | 20/20-FRI | ABC | 4,686,000 |
| 5 | AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS-FRI | ABC | 4,640,000 |
| 6 | MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 830P | NBC | 4,362,000 |
| 7 | SWINGTOWN | CBS | 4,198,000 |
| 8 | AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI | UNI | 4,172,000 |
| 9 | MOST OUTRG MOMENTS 8P | NBC | 3,968,000 |
| 10 | FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN | CW | 3,925,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (July 25, 2008) |
Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of 7,901,000 viewers, while CBS took second place with 6,780,000 average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed distant third and fourth places — with 4,053,000 and 3,899,000 average viewers, respectively — while Unvision came in a close fifth with an average audience of 3,717,000.
https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2008/primetime-broadcast-ratings-july-25-2008/
