RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
SATURDAY
24,410,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,342,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
WEDNESDAY
20,484,000

4
NCIS
CBS
MONDAY
17,230,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
MONDAY
16,957,000

6
E.R.
NBC
SATURDAY
16,378,000

7
ACM AWARDS(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,777,000

8
CSI
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,625,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
THURSDAY
14,556,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,454,000

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

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-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 1, 2009. The show drew just over 24.3 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “I Get That A Lot(S)-04/01/2009″ and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 10.4 and 10.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,342,000

2
I GET THAT A LOT(S)-04/01/2009
CBS
10,350,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
10,060,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,030,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,574,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
9,180,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,340,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,697,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,639,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,522,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 1, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million viewers, …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,631,000

2
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26
FOX
THURSDAY
2,284,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,148,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,038,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,905,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,863,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,769,000

8
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2
CBS
FRIDAY
1,712,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,712,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2
CBS
THURSDAY
1,684,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 23, 2009 – March 29, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
26,025,000

2
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
23,102,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
20,339,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,832,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
17,620,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
16,117,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
16,101,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,442,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,358,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,674,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 23, 2009 – March 29, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, March 25, 2008. The program had approximately 26.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number two and three ranked primetime telecasts with approximately 14.4 and 12.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
26,025,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,358,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,636,000

4
LOST
ABC
9,036,000

5
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS WE-SP(S)-03/25/2009
CBS
8,067,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,328,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,684,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,516,000

9
SCRUBS-WED 8PM
ABC
5,267,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED
UNI
5,237,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 25, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 26.0 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.7 million …

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)

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 18, 2009. The show drew just over 23.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 13.7 and 12.8 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
23,705,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,741,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,786,000

4
LIE TO ME
FOX
10,264,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,400,000

6
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,374,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,214,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,136,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,902,000

10
SCRUBS-WED 8PM
ABC
5,621,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 18, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.1 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost …

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)