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.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, August 10, 2009 with 8.8 and 8.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Millionaire-8/10 Special” rounded out the top three with 7.3 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)

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts
broadcast TV for August 7, 2009. The show drew just over 5.6 million average viewers Friday evening.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” & FOX’s “Smarter Than a 5th Grader” rounded out the top three with approximately 4.5 and 4.4 million average viewers.

FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for August 7, 2009. The show drew just over 9.6 million average viewers Friday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “CSI” were ranked second and third with approximately 7.7
and 7.1 million average viewers.

FOX’s “America’s Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for August 5, 2009. The show drew just over 10.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
NBC’s “Wipeout” and CBS’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 8.0 million average viewers.

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” and “America Got Talent-Tuesday 8P” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, August 4, 2009 with approximately 13.0 and 6.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Tuesday evening with
approximately 9.9 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

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

2
NCIS
CBS
9,889,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
6,914,000

4
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,739,000

5
BIG BROTHER 11-TUE
CBS
6,397,000

6
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,879,000

7
MEDIUM
CBS
4,183,000

8
MORE TO LOVE
FOX
3,841,000

9
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR TUE
UNI
3,519,000

10
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
3,340,000

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

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.9 million viewers,
while CBS took …