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-Wednesday” and “Lie To Me” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Wednesday, January 21, 2009 with 25.9 and 12.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” was the second ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV Wednesday evening with approximately 13.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
25,897,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,816,000

3
LIE TO ME
FOX
12,370,000

4
CSI: NY
CBS
11,581,000

5
LOST
ABC
11,347,000

6
LOST: DESTINY CALLS(S)-01/21/2009
ABC
8,508,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
8,274,000

8
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,287,000

9
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,970,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,435,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 21, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.1 million viewers,
while CBS 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)

Night two of FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” season premiere was the top ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, January 14, 2009 with approximately 30.3 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Crimanal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with approximately 13.8 and 12.7 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
30,322,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,778,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,666,000

4
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
8,261,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,175,000

6
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,963,000

7
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
5,378,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,046,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED
UNI
5,013,000

10
LOST SP-1/14(S)-01/14/2009
ABC
4,500,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 14, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 30.3 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.2 …