RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,404,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,234,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5
FOX
THURSDAY
2,034,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,007,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,851,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,473,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,448,000

8
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,406,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,365,000

10
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE
ABC
MONDAY
1,262,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,499,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26
FOX
THURSDAY
1,935,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,727,000

4
ADDRESS ANALYSIS-1-CBS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,617,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,557,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,532,000

7
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,519,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,504,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,462,000

10
BROTHERS & SISTERS
ABC
SUNDAY
1,425,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,541,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
20,889,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,268,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,724,000

5
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
SUNDAY
15,239,000

6
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,858,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,233,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,930,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
12,563,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
12,066,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
26,601,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
26,384,000

3
GRAMMY AWARDS(S)
CBS
Sunday
19,048,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
16,739,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,550,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
16,102,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
15,273,000

8
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
14,871,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
14,438,000

10
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
13,849,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 2, 2009 – February 8, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
25,897,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
22,773,000

3
CSI
CBS
Thursday
17,572,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,094,000

5
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
15,027,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,579,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
14,432,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
14,208,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
13,816,000

10
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
13,257,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 19, 2009 – January 25, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP(S)
FOX
Thursday
26,767,000

2
FOX NFC PLAYOFF-SAT(S)
FOX
Saturday
23,776,000

3
AFC DIV-PLF-POST-GAME-SU(S)
CBS
Sunday
21,348,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
19,617,000

5
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
19,103,000

6
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL(S)
FOX
Monday
17,056,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
15,032,000

8
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS(S)
NBC
Sunday
14,860,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
13,866,000

10
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
Sunday
13,787,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009 – January 11, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AFC DIV-PLF-POST-GAME-SU
CBS
Sunday
3,676,000

2
FOX NFC PLAYOFF-SAT
FOX
Saturday
3,438,000

3
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP
FOX
Thursday
3,046,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
2,484,000

5
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
1,873,000

6
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
FOX
Monday
1,851,000

7
UNIT, THE
CBS
Sunday
1,640,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,616,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
1,536,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,442,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009 – January 11, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PLAYOFF GAME 2
NBC
Saturday
3,632,000

2
NBC NFL PLAYOFF PRE-KICK2
NBC
Saturday
3,053,000

3
FOX NFC WILDCARD POST GME
FOX
Sunday
2,846,000

4
ROSE BOWL
ABC
Thursday
2,010,000

5
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
1,864,000

6
UNIT, THE
CBS
Monday
1,459,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Sunday
1,476,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
1,397,000

9
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P
ABC
Sunday
1,277,000

10
24: RDMPTN PRQL SP-1/4 8P
FOX
Sunday
1,265,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 29, 2008 – January 4, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PLAYOFF GAME 2(S)
NBC
Saturday
27,792,000

2
NBC NFL PLAYOFF PRE-KICK2(S)
NBC
Saturday
21,865,000

3
FOX NFC WILDCARD POST GME(S)
FOX
Sunday
16,416,000

4
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
Sunday
14,394,000

5
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
13,433,000

6
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL(S)
FOX
Friday
13,369,000

7
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
12,673,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
12,322,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
11,867,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
11,357,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 29, 2008 – January 4, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
2,451,000

2
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
2,036,000

3
OT, THE
FOX
Sunday
1,627,000

4
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
1,379,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
Tuesday
1,355,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,297,000

7
UNIT, THE
CBS
Sunday
1,277,000

8
MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD
CBS
Sunday
1,247,000

9
CSI: NY – SPCL
CBS
Wednesday
1,246,000

10
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
1,186,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 22, 2008 – December 28, 2008)