April 30, 2009
FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Wednesday, April 29, 2009 with approximately 22.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 13.6 and 12.5 million average viewers.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 22,369,000 |
| 2 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 13,611,000 |
| 3 | CSI: NY | CBS | 12,504,000 |
| 4 | LOST | ABC | 9,037,000 |
| 5 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 7,825,000 |
| 6 | LIE TO ME | FOX | 7,754,000 |
| 7 | MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED | UNI | 5,140,000 |
| 8 | UNUSUALS, THE | ABC | 4,861,000 |
| 9 | LAW & ORDER:SVU-WED 9PM | NBC | 4,588,000 |
| 10 | AMERICA’S TOP MODEL – 6 | CW | 4,014,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (April 29, 2009). | |||
Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.1 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 13.1 million average viewers. ABC and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.0 million and 6.2 million average viewers.
UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.0 million and 2.6 million average viewers, respectively.
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