January 22, 2009 Discuss
FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” and “Lie To Me” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Wednesday, January 21, 2009 with 25.9 and 12.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” was the second ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV Wednesday evening with approximately 13.8 million average viewers.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 25,897,000 |
| 2 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 13,816,000 |
| 3 | LIE TO ME | FOX | 12,370,000 |
| 4 | CSI: NY | CBS | 11,581,000 |
| 5 | LOST | ABC | 11,347,000 |
| 6 | LOST: DESTINY CALLS(S)-01/21/2009 | ABC | 8,508,000 |
| 7 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 8,274,000 |
| 8 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 7,287,000 |
| 9 | GARY UNMARRIED | CBS | 6,970,000 |
| 10 | FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED | UNI | 5,435,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (January 21, 2009). | |||
Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.1 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 10.8 million average viewers. ABC and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 10.4 million and 6.1 million average viewers.
UNI and the TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.8
million and 1.3 million average viewers, respectively.
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