January 6, 2009
FOX’s “AllState Sugar Bowl Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 2, 2009. The show drew almost 13.4 million average viewers Friday night.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL(S)-01/02/2009 | FOX | 13,369,000 |
| 2 | NUMB3RS – SP(S)-01/02/2009 | CBS | 7,604,000 |
| 3 | GHOST WHISPERER 9PM-SPCL(S)-01/02/2009 | CBS | 7,341,000 |
| 4 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI | NBC | 7,065,000 |
| 5 | 20/20-FRI | ABC | 6,613,000 |
| 6 | GHOST WHISPERER – SP(S)-01/02/2009 | CBS | 6,388,000 |
| 7 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI | UNI | 4,879,000 |
| 8 | DATELINE FRI | NBC | 4,762,000 |
| 9 | SUPERNANNY SP-1/2(S)-01/02/2009 | ABC | 4,759,000 |
| 10 | CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI | UNI | 4,686,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (January 2, 2009). | |||
Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 13.4 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 7.1 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.3 million average viewers each. UNI and the MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.4 million and 3.7 million average viewers, respectively.
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