RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,658,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,224,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,112,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,112,000

5
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME
FOX
TUESDAY
1,041,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
964,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
919,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
894,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
888,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
888,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for July 17, 2009. The show drew just over 5.9 million average viewers Friday evening.
CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Flashpoint” rounded out the top three with 5.2 and 5.0 million average viewers.

CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “CSI” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Thursday, July 16, 2009 with 8.4 and 7.7 million average viewers.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday” rounded out the top three with 7.2 million
average viewers.

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 15, 2009. The show drew just over 11.6 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.0 million average viewers while ABC’s “Wipeout” rounded out the top three with approximately 7.7 million average viewers.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the number one and two-ranked programs on broadcast TV Monday, July 13, 2009 with roughly 9.1 and 8.2 million average viewers. ABC’s “The Bachelorette” followed in third with approximately 8.0 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,907,000

2
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,998,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
10,570,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,411,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
9,247,000

6
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,769,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,761,000

8
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
8,657,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,342,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,258,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,479,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,208,000

3
DATELINE NBC 7/7
NBC
TUESDAY
1,196,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,162,000

5
20/20 SP EDITION-7/7
ABC
TUESDAY
1,135,000

6
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,090,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
988,000

8
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
978,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
969,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
928,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009)

FOX’s “Smarter Than 5th Grader” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for July 10, 2009. The show drew just over 5.7 million average viewers Friday evening.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” rounded out the top three with 5.1 and 4.6 million average viewers.

CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “CSI” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, July 9, 2009 with approximately 8.3 and 7.7 million average viewers.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance Thursday” was ranked second with 7.9 approximately millon average viewers.

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 8, 2009. The show drew just over 11.9 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
ABC’s “Wipeout” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.2 million average viewers while FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 7.6 million average viewers.