FOX’s “House” and “24″ were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV Monday, February 23, 2009 with 14.9 and 11.7 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Monday evening with approximately 12.1 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
HOUSE
FOX
14,858,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
12,066,000

3
24
FOX
11,683,000

4
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
10,934,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
10,059,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE-MON 930 SP(S)-02/23/2009
CBS
9,229,000

7
MEDIUM
NBC
8,429,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,317,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,562,000

10
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
7,432,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 13.3 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one-ranked and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, November 13, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in secone place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,050,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,902,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,885,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,627,000

5
E.R.
NBC
9,900,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
8,296,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,247,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
7,968,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,602,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
7,045,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 13, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.6 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 10.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.0 million and 4.7 million average viewers,
respectively. …

If book sales were electoral votes, the U.S. presidential election would hardly be a close contest.
So far in 2008, four books published by Sen. Barack Obama between 2004 and fall 2008 have sold a combined 912,000 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan. 
In comparison, Sen. John McCain’s five titles, published between 1999 and summer 2008, have sold a total of 116,000 copies — almost 800,000 copies less than Obama.
Between January and September 21, 2008, McCain’s top selling book, “Faith of My Fathers,” sold 73,000 copies in hardcover, paperback, and audio editions. 
Obama’s top …

RANK
BRAND
CATEGORY
# OF OCCURRENCES ON TELEVISION

1
COCA-COLA SOFT DRINKS
SOFT DRINKS
2,990

2
24 HOUR FITNESS FITNESS CTRS-CLUBS
FITNESS CTRS-CLUBS
1,765

3
CHEF REVIVAL APPAREL
APPAREL
1,308

4
AT&T TELEPH SVCS-WIRELESS TEXT MESSAGING
TELEPH SVCS-WIRELESS
701

5
PUSSYCAT DOLLS LOUNGE NIGHTCLUBS
NIGHTCLUBS
602

6
NIKE SPRT FTWR
SPORTING FOOTWEAR
575

7
FREEMOTION FITNESS EXERCISE EQUIP
EXERCISE EQUIP
409

8
CHICAGO BEARS FTBL TM
FOOTBALL TEAM
383

9
NIKE APPAREL
APPAREL
378

10
PRECOR EXERCISE EQUIP
EXERCISE EQUIP
374

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008)

Chart includes data for the following broadcast TV networks: ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, MNT, NBC