Wow, what a difference a cliffhanger makes. CSI's 8th season
premiere drew over 25 million viewers, (over 2 million more than last
season's premiere) making it easily the #1 show for the week and
beating out its head-to-head competition, Grey's Anatomy, by over 4
million viewers. (Dr. McDreamy who?) We'll have to wait and see if
CSI can keep its newfound momentum up, but barring a complete
midseason collapse (Jorja Fox's exit in November may cause a mass
exodus of viewers, who knows) it will probably be the #1 scripted show
overall for the 6th year in a row. (American Idol and Dancing with
the Stars are unscripted shows)
CSI: Miami's premiere made the Top 10 (albeit barely) but CSI: NY's
premiere failed to crack the Top 20.
-Frank
Top TV Shows Last Week (9/24-9/30) Viewers in Millions
1 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 3 25.2
2 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. - 21.2
3 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 48 20.9
4 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 17 19.3
5 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. - 18.5
6 House Fox, Tuesday, 9 p.m. - 18.3
7 Heroes NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. - 17.0
8 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Wednesday, 8 p.m. - 16.8
9 Without a Trace CBS, Thursday, 10 p.m. 8 16.7
10 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 12 15.1
11 Sunday Night Football NBC, Sunday, 8:25 p.m. 1 15.0
12 Private Practice ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m. - 14.4
13 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. 25 14.3
14 Survivor: China CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 2 14.1
15 Bionic Woman NBC, Wednesday, 9 p.m. - 13.9
16 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 26 13.9
17 Cold Case CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m. 4 13.7
18 Two and a Half Men (R) CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 9 13.6
19 Brothers & Sisters ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 59 12.8
20 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7:30 p.m. 7 12.8
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