April 18, 2009 Discuss
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 5.8 and 5.1 million average viewers. UNI came in fourth with roughly 4.4 million average viewers while MNT and FOX followed in fifth & sixth with average audiences of roughly 3.4 and 3.0 million.
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