| Rank | Show | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Viewers, Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | P | 18,351 |
| 2 | NBC NFL THURSDAY SPECIAL(S) | S | 13,531 |
| 3 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | P | 13,337 |
| 4 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON | 10,964 | |
| 5 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT | 10,772 | |
| 6 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | 10,249 | |
| 7 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | P | 10,026 |
| 8 | DECISION '08 REP CONV THU(S) | S | 8,663 |
| 9 | AMERICA'S TOUGHEST JOBS | 7,139 | |
| 10 | DECISION '08 REP CONV MON(S) | S | 5,453 |
| 11 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | P | 5,268 |
| 12 | LAW & ORDER:CI-SAT 10P | 4,690 | |
| 13 | DECISION '08 REP CONV TUE(S) | S | 4,509 |
| 14 | LAW & ORDER:CI-SAT | R | 3,703 |
| 15 | Dateline FRI | 3,498 | |
| 16 | Chuck-SAT | R | 2,208 |
| 17 | NFL OPENING KICK-OFF SHOW(S) | S | 1,897 |
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
