Nielsen Wire » broadcast ratings http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: April 27 – May 3, 2009 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-april-27-may-3-2009/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-april-27-may-3-2009/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 12:19:32 +0000 christine http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=11459

RANK NAME NETWORK DAY VIEWERS (P2+)
1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX TUESDAY 23,261,000
2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX WEDNESDAY 22,369,000
3 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC MONDAY 19,285,000
4 MENTALIST, THE CBS TUESDAY 17,113,000
5 NCIS CBS TUESDAY 16,698,000
6 CSI CBS THURSDAY 15,542,000
7 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC TUESDAY 14,720,000
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS MONDAY 14,163,000
9 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC THURSDAY 14,115,000
10 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS WEDNESDAY 13,611,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (April 27, 2009 – May 3, 2009)

]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-april-27-may-3-2009/feed/ 1 Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: February 9 – February 15, 2009 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-february-9-february-15-2009/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-february-9-february-15-2009/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:54:39 +0000 christine http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=8338 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)

]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-february-9-february-15-2009/feed/ 0 Beijing Olympics Most-Viewed Event in American Television History http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/beijing-olympics-most-viewed-event-in-american-television-history/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/beijing-olympics-most-viewed-event-in-american-television-history/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:54:00 +0000 Admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=664 The New York Times reports that the Summer Olympics in Beijing was the most-viewed event in American television history, according to data provided by Nielsen Media Research.

The Beijing Games surpassed the old record- 209 million viewers of the 1996 Games in Atlanta- on Saturday night. Through Saturday, 211 million viewers had watched at least some of the Games on any of NBC Universal’s networks.

On Saturday, 43 million viewers tuned in to at least a portion of NBC’s coverage. The average audience from 9 to 11 p.m. on Saturday night was 16.5 million. Typically, the Games had attracted 27 million or more viewers per night leading up to Saturday.

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