RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
11,463,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,193,000

3
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/30(S)
NBC
SUNDAY
10,381,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,064,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,712,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,552,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,562,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,404,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,073,000

10
BIG BROTHER 11-THU
CBS
THURSDAY
7,792,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 24, 2009 – August 30, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/30
NBC
SUNDAY
1,634,000

2
NFL PRE-SEASON
CBS
FRIDAY
1,378,000

3
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 3
FOX
THURSDAY
1,339,000

4
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,097,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,063,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,051,000

7
FAMILY GUY
FOX
SUNDAY
1,049,000

8
BIG BROTHER 11-THU
CBS
THURSDAY
1,040,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,009,000

10
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
WEDNESDAY
940,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 24, 2009 – August 30, 2009)

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for August 11, 2009. The show drew just over 12.9 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “NCIS” was the second-ranked program with approximately 9.2 million average viewers while FOX’s “Hell’s Kitchen” rounded out the top three with approximately 6.9 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9
NBC
SUNDAY
1,314,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,265,000

3
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,264,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,197,000

5
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,038,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
981,000

7
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
943,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
939,000

9
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN
MNT
FRIDAY
934,000

10
AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
FOX
SATURDAY
912,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 9, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
12,957,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
10,668,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,889,000

4
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
9,566,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,496,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,460,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,394,000

8
WIPEOUT
ABC
WEDNESDAY
8,020,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
7,986,000

10
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9(S)
NBC
SUNDAY
7,920,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,245,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,188,000

3
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
10,001,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,731,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,609,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,065,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,733,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,559,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,478,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,131,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,241,000

2
DATELINE FRI
NBC
FRIDAY
1,145,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,106,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,105,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
986,000

6
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
955,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
933,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
SUNDAY
896,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
884,000

10
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
847,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” and “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday 8PM” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, July 28, 2009 with approximately 13.2 and 8.6 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” was ranked second with 9.7 approximately millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
13,245,000

2
NCIS
CBS
9,731,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
8,559,000

4
BACHELORETTE:AFTER ROSE(S)-07/28/2009
ABC
7,986,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,241,000

6
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,036,000

7
BIG BROTHER 11-TUE
CBS
6,070,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,825,000

9
MEDIUM
CBS
4,713,000

10
MORE TO LOVE
FOX
4,015,000

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

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 6.8 million average viewers. FOX …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,748,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,256,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,721,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
9,611,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,312,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,795,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,521,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
8,417,000

9
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,268,000

10
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
8,038,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,500,000

2
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,099,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,071,000

4
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
1,016,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
981,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
950,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
946,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
900,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
832,000

10
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
719,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)