Primetime Broadcast Ratings August 11, 2008
NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Olympics claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of primetime telecasts for Monday, August 11, 2008.
CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three.
| RANK | NAME | NETWORK | VIEWERS (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUM OLYM MON PRIME 1(S)-08/11/2008 | NBC | 30,173,000 |
| 2 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 8,068,000 |
| 3 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 6,305,000 |
| 4 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 5,628,000 |
| 5 | AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON | UNI | 5,112,000 |
| 6 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON | UNI | 4,849,000 |
| 7 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 4,819,000 |
| 8 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 4,623,000 |
| 9 | TERMINATOR:SCC SP-8/11 9P(S)-08/11/2008 | FOX | 2,767,000 |
| 10 | CRISTINA MON | UNI | 2,573,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (August 11, 2008) |
Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of 30.1 million viewers, while CBS took second place with 5.9 million average viewers. Univision and FOX claimed third and fourth places — with 4.2 million and 2.5 million average viewers, respectively. ABC followed in fifth place with an average audience of 2.2 million.
https://www.qa.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2008/primetime-broadcast-ratings-august-11-2008/
