August 1, 2009 Discuss
NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for July 31, 2009. The show drew just over 5.8 million average viewers Friday evening.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” were ranked second and third with approximately 5.0
and 4.6 million average viewers.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATELINE FRI | NBC | 5,813,000 |
| 2 | NUMB3RS | CBS | 4,957,000 |
| 3 | FLASHPOINT | CBS | 4,637,000 |
| 4 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 4,540,000 |
| 5 | MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI | UNI | 4,199,000 |
| 6 | 20/20-FRI | ABC | 3,927,000 |
| 7 | SOUTHLAND | NBC | 3,344,000 |
| 8 | WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN | MNT | 3,339,000 |
| 9 | MENTAL-FRI 9P | FOX | 2,890,000 |
| 10 | EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR FRI | UNI | 2,790,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (July 31, 2009). | |||
Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 5.0 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 4.7 million average viewers. MNT and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.3 and 3.1 million average viewers,
respectively. FOX and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 2.7 million and 2.6 million average viewers.
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