RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
40TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
FOX
THURSDAY
2,786,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,764,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,757,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,946,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,614,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,585,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,534,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,475,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,395,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,384,000

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

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Wednesday, February 18, 2009 with approximately 24.8 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with approximately 14.5 and 12.3
million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,790,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,536,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,331,000

4
LOST
ABC
11,406,000

5
LIE TO ME
FOX
11,090,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,227,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,723,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,496,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
6,279,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,477,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 18.1 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.2 million average viewers. ABC and NBC
claimed third and …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,941,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,825,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
19,699,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,031,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,938,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,159,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,995,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,308,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
14,097,000

10
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,010,000

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

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 11, 2009. The show drew just over 24.8 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 12.5 and 11.9 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,825,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
12,476,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
11,939,000

4
LOST
ABC
9,820,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,436,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,672,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,540,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,574,000

9
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
5,482,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED
UNI
5,028,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 11, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 24.8 million viewers, while CBS took …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
26,601,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
26,384,000

3
GRAMMY AWARDS(S)
CBS
Sunday
19,048,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
16,739,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,550,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
16,102,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
15,273,000

8
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
14,871,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
14,438,000

10
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
13,849,000

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

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” and “Lie To Me” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, February 4, 2009 with 26.4 and 13.0 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Lost” rounded out the top three with 11.0 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
26,384,000

2
LIE TO ME
FOX
12,993,000

3
LOST
ABC
11,012,000

4
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
8,636,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS – 8PM SPCL(S)-02/04/2009
CBS
8,384,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
7,533,000

7
LIFE
NBC
6,733,000

8
KATIE COURIC: GRAMMY SPCL(S)-02/04/2009
CBS
6,551,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
6,021,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,763,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 4, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 7.5 million average …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SUPER BOWL XLIII
NBC
Sunday
10,667,000

2
SUPER BOWL POST
NBC
Sunday
8,070,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
3,373,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
3,082,000

5
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-1/29
FOX
Thursday
2,830,000

6
OFFICE 2/1
NBC
Sunday
2,753,000

7
CSI
CBS
Thursday
1,905,000

8
LIE TO ME
FOX
Wednesday
1,682,000

9
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,598,000

10
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
Thursday
1,566,000

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

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-Wednesday” and “Lie To Me” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 with 27.4 and 12.2 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Lost” rounded out the top three with 11.2 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
27,364,000

2
LIE TO ME
FOX
12,205,000

3
LOST
ABC
11,226,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,229,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
9,355,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
8,964,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P
NBC
6,380,000

8
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
6,229,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
6,220,000

10
CBS EVE NWS PRIME SPECIAL(S)-01/28/2009
CBS
6,027,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 28, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.8 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 8.3 million average viewers. ABC …

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)