Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, May 16, 2008 May 18, 2008
Posted by Russ T.C. in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.add a comment
CBS’s trio of finales (Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight, and Numb3rs) led the network to an easy Friday night victory, out-drawing its closest competitor ABC (who itself stayed afloat thanks to a finale of its own via America’s Funniest Home Videos) by nearly 2 million viewers and 23%.
Elsewhere on the evening, The CW got a rare reprieve from the bottom, as its WWE Smackdown pulled the network into third place among households and viewers (tied for third among adults 18-49).
Continue reading for a look at the entire nights ratings, including my full analysis of the nights programming, PLUS ratings charts for the entire season’s of the three scripted series that had their season finales last night.
