RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2
CBS
SATURDAY
2,482,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,368,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,084,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,002,000

5
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,980,000

6
CBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE
CBS
SATURDAY
1,923,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,359,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,325,000

9
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,301,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,272,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 30, 2009 – April 3, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The program had approximately 24.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 17.2 and 17.0 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,410,000

2
NCIS
CBS
17,230,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,957,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
13,513,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,527,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,367,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,775,000

8
OSBOURNES: RELO PVW-3/31(S)-03/31/2009
FOX
8,395,000

9
CUPID
ABC
7,217,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,641,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 31, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.7 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
23,705,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
21,886,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
21,224,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
17,042,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
15,835,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
15,491,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,748,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
14,606,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,124,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,741,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009 – March 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,619,000

2
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
2,433,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,124,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,016,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,953,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,582,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,569,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,553,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,488,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,436,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009 – March 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,767,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
25,547,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
22,829,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,132,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,602,000

6
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,342,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,322,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
14,215,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
13,642,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,633,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 17, 2009 with approximately 21.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 15.8 and 12.7 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
21,886,000

2
NCIS
CBS
15,835,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,491,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
12,737,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
11,872,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,743,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
7,993,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #6(S)-03/17/2009
ABC
7,990,000

9
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,262,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,414,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 17, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 21.9 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 14.4 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,814,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,593,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,434,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,123,000

5
UNIT, THE
CBS
SUNDAY
1,657,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,603,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,587,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,565,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,557,000

10
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,539,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 10, 2008. The program had approximately 25.8 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three with approximately 14.3 and 13.5 million viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
25,767,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
14,322,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,518,000

4
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
11,066,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
10,219,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,380,000

7
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
5,247,000

8
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
5,140,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
4,933,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,747,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 10, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 25.8 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 12.7 million …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,309,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,776,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
21,498,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
20,875,000

5
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S)
ABC
MONDAY
17,466,000

6
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
MONDAY
15,477,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,469,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,667,000

9
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,646,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,418,000

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

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)