RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,378,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,114,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,463,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
15,717,000

5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
15,239,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,027,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,851,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,559,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,385,000

10
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
13,227,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE-04/14/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
5,624,000

2
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON-04/13/2009
UNI
MONDAY
5,561,000

3
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED-04/15/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
5,394,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU-04/16/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
5,184,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI-04/17/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
5,035,000

6
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED-04/15/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,843,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL MON-04/13/2009
UNI
MONDAY
4,732,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE-04/14/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
4,680,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU-04/16/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
4,669,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI-04/17/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
4,399,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,981,000

2
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
5,784,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,666,000

4
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
5,204,000

5
IN PLAIN SIGHT
USA
SUNDAY
5,113,000

6
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
NICK
SATURDAY
4,894,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SUNDAY
4,890,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
4,879,000

9
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,815,000

10
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
NICK
SUNDAY
4,804,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Friday, April 17, 2009. The program had approximately 7.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 6.8 and 6.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DATELINE FRI
NBC
7,003,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
6,754,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
6,525,000

4
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,358,000

5
WIFE SWAP
ABC
5,420,000

6
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,264,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,150,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,569,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,493,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8:30
NBC
3,394,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 17, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 6.5 million average viewers. NBC and ABC ranked second & third with approximately …

A recent video made by two rogue and rude Domino’s employees left a bad taste in the mouth of customers who watched it. But, thanks to some social media tipsters, Domino’s was able to issue their own YouTube response quickly as a remedy to the potentially brand damaging viral video. The buzz online about the brand spiked during the crisis.

Patrick Doyle, President, Domino’s U.S.A., thanked the online community for the tip in his video and the brand also created a twitter account @dpzinfo to communicate.

Brandon Eshman, Nielsen Online
If you think the internet can support unlimited content and you’ve been enjoying your all-you-can-eat web surfing… just wait. At the same time that consumers are increasing their use of the internet to view content at their convenience, some cable companies and ISPs are setting limits on how much content you can access in any given month – or risk paying a penalty for going over the limit the same way your phone company budgets your anytime minutes.
Comcast has levied a 250-gigabyte cap on its users, (that’s …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, April 16, 2009 with 15.7 and 11.6 million average viewers.
NBC’s “Southland” rounded out the top three with 9.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
15,717,000

2
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,644,000

3
SOUTHLAND
NBC
9,606,000

4
BONES
FOX
8,854,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
8,370,000

6
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
8,109,000

7
HARPER’S ISLAND
CBS
7,818,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
7,324,000

9
PARKS AND RECREATION
NBC
6,015,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU
UNI
5,397,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 16, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 8.5 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.7 million …

Home prices around the U.S. appreciated enormously in the first seven years of the decade, but declines over the last two years now dominate the headlines. But which markets showed the biggest early gains and largest recent dip? According to analysis by Nielsen Claritas of 254 counties with populations of a 250K or more found that counties in California and Florida dominated both categories.
Top 10 Counties with the Highest Percentage Decrease in Median Home Value from 2007-09

Rank
County
% Change from 2000-07
%Change 2007-09

1
Merced Cty, CA
192.0%
-37.6%

2
San Joaquin Cty, CA
185.9%
-36.1%

3
Stanislaus …

3.6 million or 3.2% of U.S. TV households remain completely unready for the transition to all digital broadcast that will take place on June 12, 2009. That is an improvement more than 200,000 households in two weeks with just nine weeks until the transition.

% OF HOMES COMPLETELY UNREADY FOR DIGITAL TRANSITION

DATE
Total
White
African
American
Hispanic
Asian
Under 35
Over 55

Apr 12, 2009
3.2
2.5
5.9
5.4
4.3
5.9
1.7

Mar 29, 2009
3.4
2.7
6.2
5.6
4.4
6.3
1.8

Mar 15, 2009
3.6
2.9
6.6
6.1
4.4
6.5
2.0

Mar 1, 2008
3.9
3.2
6.7
6.5
4.5
7.2
2.2

Feb 15, 2009
4.4
3.6
7.5
7.4
5.1
8.1
2.6

Feb 1, 2009
5.1
4.1
8.7
8.5
6.3
8.6
3.2

Jan 18, 2009
5.7
4.6
9.9
9.7
6.9
8.8
4.0

Dec 21, 2008
6.8
5.6
10.8
11.5
8.1
9.9
5.2

source: The Nielsen Company

For details on a market-by-market breakdown of DTV readiness, read the …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday and “Bones Special” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Wednesday, April 15, 2009 with 24.1 and 11.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Wednesday evening with
approximately 12.1 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,114,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
12,141,000

3
BONES SP-4/15 8P(S)-04/15/2009
FOX
11,006,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,577,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,234,000

6
UNUSUALS, THE
ABC
6,013,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
5,975,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
5,759,000

9
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,567,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,566,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 15, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.6 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 9.5 million average viewers. ABC …