RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,021,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,764,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,696,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,693,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,679,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,611,000

7
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,605,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,588,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,500,000

10
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,345,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 27, 2009 – May 3, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Wednesday, April 29, 2009 with approximately 22.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 13.6 and 12.5 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,449,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,368,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,115,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,983,000

5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,704,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,606,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,603,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,383,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,354,000

10
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,351,000

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

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday and “Bones Special” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Wednesday, April 15, 2009 with 24.1 and 11.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Wednesday evening with
approximately 12.1 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,114,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
12,141,000

3
BONES SP-4/15 8P(S)-04/15/2009
FOX
11,006,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,577,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,234,000

6
UNUSUALS, THE
ABC
6,013,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
5,975,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
5,759,000

9
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,567,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,566,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 15, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.6 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 9.5 million average viewers. ABC …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS
CBS
MONDAY
2,879,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,269,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,204,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,010,000

5
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP
CBS
MONDAY
1,659,000

6
CSI
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,587,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,496,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,493,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,420,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,355,000

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

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 8, 2009. The show drew just over 23.0 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” ranked second and third with 13.6 and 12.5 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
22,976,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,606,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,504,000

4
LOST
ABC
8,565,000

5
LIE TO ME
FOX
8,563,000

6
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,242,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,172,000

8
UNUSUALS, THE
ABC
6,825,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,621,000

10
LAW & ORDER-WED 8PM
NBC
5,439,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 8, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.8 million viewers, while CBS took second place with …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2
CBS
SATURDAY
2,482,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,368,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,084,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,002,000

5
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,980,000

6
CBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE
CBS
SATURDAY
1,923,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,359,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,325,000

9
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,301,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,272,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 30, 2009 – April 3, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 1, 2009. The show drew just over 24.3 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “I Get That A Lot(S)-04/01/2009″ and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 10.4 and 10.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,342,000

2
I GET THAT A LOT(S)-04/01/2009
CBS
10,350,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
10,060,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,030,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,574,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
9,180,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,340,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,697,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,639,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,522,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 1, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million viewers, …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, March 25, 2008. The program had approximately 26.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number two and three ranked primetime telecasts with approximately 14.4 and 12.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
26,025,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,358,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,636,000

4
LOST
ABC
9,036,000

5
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS WE-SP(S)-03/25/2009
CBS
8,067,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,328,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,684,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,516,000

9
SCRUBS-WED 8PM
ABC
5,267,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED
UNI
5,237,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 26.0 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.7 million …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,619,000

2
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
2,433,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,124,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,016,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,953,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,582,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,569,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,553,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,488,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,436,000

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