CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.6, 10.1 and 10.0 million viewers Friday, January 9, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,644,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
10,135,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
10,000,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,906,000

5
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
7,777,000

6
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,552,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
5,257,000

8
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,933,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,849,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,725,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 9, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 10.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.1 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.6 million and 4.5 million average …

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 …

ABC’s “20/20-Fri” and Friday night movie special were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, November 28, 2008.
CBS’s “Numb3rs Special” was sandwiched in between, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,050,000

2
NUMB3RS SPECIAL(S)-11/28/2008
CBS
7,009,000

3
ABC FRI MOVIE OF WK-11/28(S)-11/28/2008
ABC
6,527,000

4
GHOST WHISPERER SPECIAL(S)-11/28/2008
CBS
6,129,000

5
GHOST WHISPERER 9PM SPCL(S)-11/28/2008
CBS
5,891,000

6
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
5,537,000

7
WWE FRI NT SMACKDWN-11/28(S)-11/28/2008
MNT
3,779,000

8
REGALO NAVIDENO 11/28(S)-11/28/2008
UNI
3,555,000

9
NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK-FRI(S)-11/28/2008
NBC
3,289,000

10
FOX MOVIE SP-11/28 8P(S)-11/28/2008
FOX
3,223,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 28, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 6.7 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 6.3 million average viewers. UNI and …

CBS’s “The Mentalist”, “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” were the number one, two and three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, November 21, 2008.
Each program drew over 11 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE-FRIDAY-SP(S)-11/21/2008
CBS
11,543,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
11,295,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
11,282,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
8,280,000

5
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
6,033,000

6
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
5,756,000

7
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
5,681,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,097,000

9
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,712,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,634,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 21, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.4 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.0 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.9 million and 4.2 million …