RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,305,000

2
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,273,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,170,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,064,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,005,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
977,000

7
DATELINE FRI 7/3
NBC
FRIDAY
960,000

8
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
MONDAY
958,000

9
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT
NBC
MONDAY
930,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
875,000

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

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NEWS: MICHAEL JACKSON
CBS
THURSDAY
1,230,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,127,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,107,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
FRIDAY
1,073,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
997,000

6
20/20 SP EDITION-6/25 10P
ABC
THURSDAY
982,000

7
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
981,000

8
20/20 SP EDITION-6/25 9P
ABC
THURSDAY
976,000

9
DATELINE FRI
NBC
FRIDAY
947,000

10
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
939,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 22, 2009 – June 28, 2009)

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for June 24, 2009. The show drew just over 10.4 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
ABC’s “Wipeout” was the second-ranked program with approximately 7.8 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
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,152,000

2
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,078,000

3
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
993,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
951,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
950,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
949,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
933,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
912,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
902,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
865,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 15, 2009 – June 21, 2009)

FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for June 17, 2009. The show drew just over 8.5 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and ABC’s “Wipeout rounded out the top three with with approximately 8.0 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4
ABC
THURSDAY
5,017,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3
ABC
TUESDAY
4,735,000

3
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 5
ABC
SUNDAY
4,408,000

4
NBA TROPHY PRESENTATION
ABC
SUNDAY
4,372,000

5
GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 3
ABC
TUESDAY
1,684,000

6
GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 4
ABC
THURSDAY
1,644,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,226,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,216,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,182,000

10
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,162,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 8, 2009 – June 14, 2009)

NBC’s “NBC News: Obama White House Special” was the number one-ranked program on broadcast TV Wednesday, June 3, 2009 with roughly 9.0 million average viewers.
NBC’s “Law And Order” and FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” followed with approximately 8.9 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,122,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,765,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,721,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,717,000

5
CSI: NY THURSDAY 10PM SP
CBS
THURSDAY
1,712,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,666,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,593,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,561,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,501,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,453,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 11, 2009 – May 17, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for May 13, 2009. The show drew just over 24.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were ranked second and third with approximately 13.4 and 12.3 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,491,000

2
NBA PLAYOFFS ON ABC-SAT 2
ABC
SATURDAY
1,856,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,729,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,652,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,623,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,537,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,454,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,450,000

9
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,443,000

10
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,409,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 4, 2009 – May 10, 2009)