Please note that the Fox NFL Sunday Post-Gun (#2) was only four minutes in duration and the Sunday Night Pre-Kick (#5) was only nine minutes. Despite their inclusion in the list, The CW still makes the top 20 among 18-49 year olds with 90210 at #17
Nielsen Top Twenty Shows (18-49 Demo) for the week ending 09/07/08:
| Rank | Shows | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 7.4 | 9,709 |
| 2 | FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT | FOX | 5.5 | 7,317 |
| 3 | NBC NFL THURSDAY SPECIAL(S) | NBC | 5.4 | 7,076 |
| 4 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5.2 | 6,906 |
| 5 | OT, THE | FOX | 3.9 | 5,190 |
| 6 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 3.7 | 4,837 |
| 7 | HOLE IN WALL PVW1 9/7(S) | FOX | 3.5 | 4,615 |
| 8 | DECISION '08 REP CONV THU(S) | NBC | 3.4 | 4,422 |
| 9 | Bones | FOX | 3.3 | 4,313 |
| 10 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT | NBC | 2.9 | 3,773 |
| 11 | HOUSE (R) | FOX | 2.8 | 3,750 |
| 12 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 2.7 | 3,622 |
| 13 | Family Guy SP-9/7 9:30P(S) (R) | FOX | 2.7 | 3,515 |
| 14 | PRISON BREAK | FOX | 2.7 | 3,499 |
| 15 | BIG BROTHER 10-SUN | CBS | 2.6 | 3,476 |
| 16 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON | NBC | 2.6 | 3,460 |
| 17 | 90210 | CW | 2.6 | 3,407 |
| 18 | Simpsons SP-9/7 8:30P(S) (R) | FOX | 2.5 | 3,311 |
| 19 | AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU | UNI | 2.5 | 3,281 |
| 20 | Family Guy (R) | FOX | 2.5 | 3,241 |
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