FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 25, 2009. The show drew just over 24.5 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 13.9 and 12.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,541,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,930,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,563,000

4
LOST
ABC
10,050,000

5
BIGGEST LOSER 7 2/25(S)-02/25/2009
NBC
8,613,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
5,774,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
5,706,000

8
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,602,000

9
LOST-WED 8PM
ABC
5,000,000

10
LIFE
NBC
4,893,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 25, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 24.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 10.7 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ACADEMY AWARDS(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
36,310,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,374,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,790,000

4
OSCAR’S RED CARPET 2009(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
24,357,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
18,226,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,064,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
16,920,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,572,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,536,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,195,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 16, 2009 – February 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
40TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
FOX
THURSDAY
2,786,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,764,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,757,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,946,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,614,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,585,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,534,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,475,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,395,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,384,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 9, 2009 – February 15, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Wednesday, February 18, 2009 with approximately 24.8 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with approximately 14.5 and 12.3
million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,790,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,536,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,331,000

4
LOST
ABC
11,406,000

5
LIE TO ME
FOX
11,090,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,227,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,723,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,496,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
6,279,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,477,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 18, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 18.1 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.2 million average viewers. ABC and NBC
claimed third and …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 11, 2009. The show drew just over 24.8 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 12.5 and 11.9 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,825,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
12,476,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
11,939,000

4
LOST
ABC
9,820,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,436,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,672,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,540,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,574,000

9
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
5,482,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED
UNI
5,028,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 11, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 24.8 million viewers, while CBS took …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” and “Lie To Me” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 with 27.4 and 12.2 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Lost” rounded out the top three with 11.2 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
27,364,000

2
LIE TO ME
FOX
12,205,000

3
LOST
ABC
11,226,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,229,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
9,355,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
8,964,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P
NBC
6,380,000

8
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
6,229,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
6,220,000

10
CBS EVE NWS PRIME SPECIAL(S)-01/28/2009
CBS
6,027,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.8 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 8.3 million average viewers. ABC …

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 …

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 …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Criminal Minds” special presentations were the number one and number-two ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 24, 2008.
NBC’s “Movie of the Week” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI: NY – SPCL(S)-12/24/2008
CBS
6,918,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS – SPCL(S)-12/24/2008
CBS
6,461,000

3
NBC MOVIE OF WEEK-WE12/24(S)-12/24/2008
NBC
5,292,000

4
WONDERFUL WORLD DISNEY SP(S)-12/24/2008
ABC
4,567,000

5
BONES SP-XMAS EVE 8P(S)-12/24/2008
FOX
4,354,000

6
BONES SP-XMAS EVE 9P(S)-12/24/2008
FOX
3,823,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED – SPCL(S)-12/24/2008
CBS
3,514,000

8
OLD CHRISTINE – SPCL(S)-12/24/2008
CBS
3,477,000

9
FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS(S)-12/24/2008
CW
1,844,000

10
DON FRANCISCO PRSTA 12/24(S)-12/24/2008
UNI
1,816,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 24, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 5.6 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost …