Top-rated United States television programs of 2007–08

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 2007-08 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	American Idol — Tuesday	FOX	16.1
2	American Idol — Wednesday	FOX	15.9
3	Dancing with the Stars — Monday	ABC	14.0
4	Dancing with the Stars — Wednesday		12.6
5	Dancing with the Stars — Tuesday		12.3
6	Desperate Housewives		11.6
7	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	CBS	10.6
8	House	FOX	10.5
9	Grey's Anatomy	ABC	10.4
10	Sunday Night Football	NBC	9.7
11	CSI: Miami	CBS	9.2
11	NCIS		9.2
13	Without a Trace		8.8
13	The Moment of Truth	FOX	8.8
15	Two and a Half Men	CBS	8.5
15	Survivor		8.5
17	60 Minutes		8.4
18	Criminal Minds		8.2
19	Samantha Who?	ABC	8.0
20	Lost		7.9
21	Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		7.8
22	Brothers & Sisters		7.6
	CSI: NY	CBS
	Heroes	NBC
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	NBC
26	Private Practice	ABC	7.3
27	Law & Order	NBC	7.2
28	Cold Case	CBS	7.1
28	Deal or No Deal — Monday	NBC	7.1
30	Shark	CBS	7.0
	The Unit	CBS
	Hell's Kitchen	FOX

References

v t e Top-rated United States television programs by season
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