RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
11,463,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,193,000

3
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/30(S)
NBC
SUNDAY
10,381,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,064,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,712,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,552,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,562,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,404,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,073,000

10
BIG BROTHER 11-THU
CBS
THURSDAY
7,792,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 24, 2009 – August 30, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/30
NBC
SUNDAY
1,634,000

2
NFL PRE-SEASON
CBS
FRIDAY
1,378,000

3
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 3
FOX
THURSDAY
1,339,000

4
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,097,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,063,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,051,000

7
FAMILY GUY
FOX
SUNDAY
1,049,000

8
BIG BROTHER 11-THU
CBS
THURSDAY
1,040,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,009,000

10
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
WEDNESDAY
940,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 24, 2009 – August 30, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9
NBC
SUNDAY
1,314,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,265,000

3
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,264,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,197,000

5
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,038,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
981,000

7
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
943,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
939,000

9
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN
MNT
FRIDAY
934,000

10
AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
FOX
SATURDAY
912,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 9, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
12,957,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
10,668,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,889,000

4
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
9,566,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,496,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,460,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,394,000

8
WIPEOUT
ABC
WEDNESDAY
8,020,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
7,986,000

10
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9(S)
NBC
SUNDAY
7,920,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

FOX’s “America’s Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for August 5, 2009. The show drew just over 10.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
NBC’s “Wipeout” and CBS’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 8.0 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,245,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,188,000

3
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
10,001,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,731,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,609,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,065,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,733,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,559,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,478,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,131,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 29, 2009. The show drew just over 11.2 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” was the second-ranked program with approximately 7.8 million average viewers while ABC’s “Wipeout” rounded out the top three with approximately 6.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
11,188,000

2
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
7,810,000

3
WIPEOUT
ABC
6,793,000

4
CSI: NY
CBS
6,651,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
6,430,000

6
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 8P
NBC
6,257,000

7
PHILANTHROPIST
NBC
4,931,000

8
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
4,896,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
4,585,000

10
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
4,047,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 29, 2009).

Overall, FOX won …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,748,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,256,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,721,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
9,611,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,312,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,795,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,521,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
8,417,000

9
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,268,000

10
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
8,038,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for July 22, 2009. The show drew just over 11.3 million average viewers Wednesday night.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” and CBS’s “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 7.4 and 7.3 millon average viewers respectively.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME(S)
FOX
TUESDAY
14,593,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,513,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDA
11,639,000

4
FOX MLB ALL-STAR PRE(S)
FOX
TUESDAY
11,224,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,451,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,120,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,372,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,226,000

9
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
8,013,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,012,000

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