| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 18,642 | 11.4 | 17 | |
| 2 | NCIS | CBS | 18,118 | 11.1 | 18 | |
| 3 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 15,925 | 9.7 | 15 | |
| 4 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 14,950 | 9.0 | 13 | |
| 5 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 14,333 | 9.2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 14,108 | 8.6 | 15 | |
| 7 | CSI: NY | CBS | 12,304 | 7.5 | 13 | |
| 8 | Amazing Race 13 | CBS | 11,830 | 7.0 | 10 | |
| 9 | COLD CASE | CBS | 11,523 | 7.3 | 11 | |
| 10 | CSI - THANKSGIVING SP(S) | SR | CBS | 10,681 | 6.7 | 13 |
| 11 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 10,416 | 6.7 | 11 | |
| 12 | WORST WEEK | CBS | 10,153 | 6.3 | 9 | |
| 13 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 10,033 | 6.1 | 9 | |
| 14 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 9,956 | 5.9 | 9 | |
| 15 | UNIT, THE | CBS | 9,555 | 6.2 | 11 | |
| 16 | SURVIVOR: GABON-THANKS SP(S) | S | CBS | 8,308 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 17 | GARY UNMARRIED | CBS | 7,631 | 4.7 | 8 | |
| 18 | ELEVENTH HOUR-THANKS SP(S) | SR | CBS | 7,490 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 19 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 7,483 | 4.7 | 8 | |
| 20 | NUMB3RS SPECIAL(S) | SR | CBS | 7,009 | 4.5 | 8 |
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Moonlight would be in top 10 shows if you would have left it alone. It was a good show with a good cast. The old saying”why fix if its not broke” Shame on CBS.