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 “FEDEX BCS National Championship Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 8, 2009. The show drew just over 26.8 million average viewers Thursday night.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was the second-ranked program with almost 13.9 million average viewers, and CBS’s “CSI” rounded out the top three with just over 11 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP(S)-01/08/2009
FOX
26,767,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
13,866,000

3
CSI
CBS
11,004,000

4
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,977,000

5
CSI: NY THURSDAY 8PM SP(S)-01/08/2009
CBS
8,569,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
7,645,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,535,000

8
E.R.
NBC
7,342,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
5,601,000

10
30 ROCK
NBC
5,373,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 8, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night …

ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 7, 2009.  The show drew almost 12.6 million average viewers Wednesday night.
NBC’s “Law And Order” was the second-ranked program, with almost 10.3 million average viewers, while CBS’s “People’s Choice Awards Special” rounded out the top three (roughly 9.4 million average viewers).

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
BARBARA WALTERS SP-1/7(S)-01/07/2009
ABC
12,550,000

2
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
10,259,000

3
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS(S)-01/07/2009
CBS
9,407,000

4
20/20 SP EDITION-1/7(S)-01/07/2009
ABC
7,945,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,893,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P
NBC
7,475,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,131,000

8
BONES
FOX
6,639,000

9
BONES-WED 9P
FOX
6,551,000

10
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
5,736,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 7, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an …

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)

CBS’s “The Mentalist”, “NCIS,” and “Without A Trace” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,617,000

2
NCIS
CBS
19,103,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,133,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
11,923,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,816,000

6
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
7,766,000

7
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,023,000

8
SCRUBS-TU 9PM
ABC
6,741,000

9
SCRUBS-TU 9:30PM
ABC
6,611,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
5,506,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 6, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. ABC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.2 million and 4.6 million average viewers. UNI and the CW followed in …

FOX’s “Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Special” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, January 5, 2009, with approximately 17.1million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three, with approximately 11.6 and 10.4 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL(S)-01/05/2009
FOX
17,056,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
11,559,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
10,400,000

4
SUPERSTARS OF DANCE
NBC
9,666,000

5
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
8,742,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,505,000

7
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
7,606,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,234,000

9
WORST WEEK
CBS
7,042,000

10
MOMMA’S BOYS
NBC
5,323,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.1 million viewers, while CBS took second …

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 …

CBS’s “CSI” special claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for New Years Day 2009.
NBC’s special presentation of “Deal Or No Deal” was the number two ranked primetime telecast, and FOX’s “FEDEX Orange Bowl” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI SPECIAL(S)-01/01/2009
CBS
9,760,000

2
DEAL OR NO DEAL 1/1(S)-01/01/2009
NBC
9,488,000

3
FEDEX ORANGE BOWL(S)-01/01/2009
FOX
9,319,000

4
ROSE BOWL-POST GAME(S)-01/01/2009
ABC
8,870,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR – SPCL(S)-01/01/2009
CBS
7,740,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE – SP(S)-01/01/2009
CBS
6,513,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-SP(S)-01/01/2009
CBS
6,271,000

8
AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-1/1(S)-01/01/2009
ABC
4,784,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE SP-1/1(S)-01/01/2009
ABC
4,338,000

10
OFFICE 1/1(S)-01/01/2009
NBC
4,134,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 1, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 8.1 million …

ABC’s “New Year’s Rockin Eve ‘09 Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 31, 2008.  The telecast drew just over 8.5 million average viewers on New Years Eve.
CBS’s “CSI: NY Special” and “Criminal Minds Special” rounded out the top three, with 6.9 and 6.7 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE ‘09(S)-12/31/2008
ABC
8,549,000

2
CSI: NY SPECIAL(S)-12/31/2008
CBS
6,850,000

3
CRIMINAL MINDS SPECIAL(S)-12/31/2008
CBS
6,699,000

4
ABC WED MOVIE OF WK-12/31(S)-12/31/2008
ABC
6,308,000

5
BONES SP-NY EVE 8P(S)-12/31/2008
FOX
4,671,000

6
KNIGHT RIDER 12/31(S)-12/31/2008
NBC
4,540,000

7
BONES SP-NY EVE 9P(S)-12/31/2008
FOX
4,452,000

8
OLD CHRISTINE SPECIAL(S)-12/31/2008
CBS
4,132,000

9
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 12/31(S)-12/31/2008
NBC
4,034,000

10
GARY UNMARRIED SPECIAL(S)-12/31/2008
CBS
3,893,000

Source: The Nielsen Company …