FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Tuesday, May 12, 2009 with approximately 22.7 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately
16.2 million average viewers.

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 24, 2009 with 17.8 and 17.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” rounded out the top three with 16.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
17,832,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
17,620,000

3
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,117,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,834,000

5
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,959,000

6
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,167,000

7
HOUSE SP-3/24 9P(S)-03/24/2009
FOX
4,018,000

8
AQUI Y AHORA TUE
UNI
3,158,000

9
REAPER
CW
2,696,000

10
JAIL
MNT
1,846,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 24, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.7 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.2 million average viewers. NBC …