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)

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 Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 29, 2009. The show drew just over 11.2 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” was the second-ranked program with approximately 7.8 million average viewers while ABC’s “Wipeout” rounded out the top three with approximately 6.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
11,188,000

2
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
7,810,000

3
WIPEOUT
ABC
6,793,000

4
CSI: NY
CBS
6,651,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
6,430,000

6
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 8P
NBC
6,257,000

7
PHILANTHROPIST
NBC
4,931,000

8
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
4,896,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
4,585,000

10
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
4,047,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 29, 2009).

Overall, FOX won …

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)

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for July 22, 2009. The show drew just over 11.3 million average viewers Wednesday night.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” and CBS’s “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 7.4 and 7.3 millon average viewers respectively.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,658,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,224,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,112,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,112,000

5
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME
FOX
TUESDAY
1,041,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
964,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
919,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
894,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
888,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
888,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 15, 2009. The show drew just over 11.6 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.0 million average viewers while ABC’s “Wipeout” rounded out the top three with approximately 7.7 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,479,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,208,000

3
DATELINE NBC 7/7
NBC
TUESDAY
1,196,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,162,000

5
20/20 SP EDITION-7/7
ABC
TUESDAY
1,135,000

6
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,090,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
988,000

8
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
978,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
969,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
928,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009)

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 8, 2009. The show drew just over 11.9 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
ABC’s “Wipeout” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.2 million average viewers while FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 7.6 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,145,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,440,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,827,000

4
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
10,545,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
9,786,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,290,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,392,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,236,000

9
AMERICA’S GT TLNT 8P 6/30(S)
NBC
TUESDAY
8,235,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
8,201,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 29, 2009 – July 5, 2009)