March 12, 2009 Discuss
FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Wednesday, March 11, 2009 with approximately 25.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 14.3 and 13.6 million average viewers respectively.
| Rank | Program | Network | Viewers (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 25,547,000 |
| 2 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 14,342,000 |
| 3 | CSI: NY | CBS | 13,633,000 |
| 4 | LIE TO ME | FOX | 11,251,000 |
| 5 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 7,640,000 |
| 6 | GARY UNMARRIED | CBS | 7,629,000 |
| 7 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 7,457,000 |
| 8 | LIFE | NBC | 5,207,000 |
| 9 | MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED | UNI | 5,018,000 |
| 10 | CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED | UNI | 4,694,000 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company (March 11, 2009). | |||
Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 18.4 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.8 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.5 million and 4.3 million average viewers,
respectively. ABC and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 4.1 million and 2.7 million average viewers, respectively.
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