RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUPER BOWL XLIII(S)
NBC
Sunday
98,732,000

2
SUPER BOWL POST(S)
NBC
Sunday
57,399,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
27,364,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
25,539,000

5
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-1/29(S)
FOX
Thursday
24,613,000

6
OFFICE 2/1(S)
NBC
Sunday
22,905,000

7
CSI
CBS
Thursday
20,153,000

8
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
19,202,000

9
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
15,692,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
15,226,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 26, 2009 – February 1, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 27, 2009. The show drew just over 25.5 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three with 19.2 and 15.2 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
25,539,000

2
NCIS
CBS
19,202,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,226,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,999,000

5
FRINGE
FOX
11,619,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
11,078,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,136,000

8
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
6,349,000

9
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
5,649,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,450,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 27, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 18.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NEIGHBORHOOD BALL-1/20
ABC
Tuesday
3,972,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
3,086,000

3
ABC NEWS SPECIAL-1/20
ABC
Tuesday
3,003,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
2,093,000

5
CSI
CBS
Thursday
1,812,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
Wednesday
1,751,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,744,000

8
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,549,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
1,396,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
1,380,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 19, 2009 – January 25, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
25,897,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
22,773,000

3
CSI
CBS
Thursday
17,572,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,094,000

5
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
15,027,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,579,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
14,432,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
14,208,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
13,816,000

10
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
13,257,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 19, 2009 – January 25, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” and “Fringe” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, January 20, 2009 with approximately 22.8 and 12.0 million average viewers.
On a historic day for our nation, ABC’s “Neighborhood Ball-1/20 Special” was ranked
second with 12.6 million average viewers Tuesday evening.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
22,773,000

2
NEIGHBORHOOD BALL-1/20(S)-01/20/2009
ABC
12,573,000

3
FRINGE
FOX
11,962,000

4
NCIS
CBS
11,733,000

5
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SP(S)-01/20/2009
CBS
10,584,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
10,266,000

7
ABC NEWS SPECIAL-1/20(S)-01/20/2009
ABC
9,483,000

8
CHANGE & CHALLENGE: OBAMA(S)-01/20/2009
CBS
6,762,000

9
NBC NEWS SPECIL:INAUGURTN(S)-01/20/2009
NBC
6,214,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,385,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 20, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.5 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS
CBS
Sunday
4,576,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
4,124,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
3,841,000

4
AFC CHMP POST GAME ON CBS
CBS
Sunday
3,393,000

5
CSI
CBS
Thursday
2,241,000

6
MENTALIST, THE – SUN SPCL
CBS
Sunday
2,212,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,864,000

8
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,642,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,444,000

10
NUMB3RS
CBS
Friday
1,369,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 12, 2009 – January 18, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS(S)
CBS
Sunday
40,645,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
30,424,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
30,322,000

4
AFC CHMP POST GAME ON CBS(S)
CBS
Sunday
25,441,000

5
CSI
CBS
Thursday
24,246,000

6
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
18,620,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
18,069,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
17,102,000

9
MENTALIST, THE – SUN SPCL(S)
CBS
Sunday
16,387,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
15,830,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 12, 2009 – January 18, 2009)