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)

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)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,394,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
10,188,000

3
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
10,118,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
9,715,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,969,000

6
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
8,483,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,417,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,305,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,252,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
8,037,000

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

CBS’s “CSI” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Thursday, June 18, 2009 with 9.7 and 9.0 million average viewers.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday” rounded out the top three with 8.0 million average viewers respectively.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
15,957,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S)
ABC
TUESDAY
14,196,000

3
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 5(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,171,000

4
NBA TROPHY PRESENTATION(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
13,475,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
11,621,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,052,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,517,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,944,000

9
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
8,846,000

10
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,740,000

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

ABC’s “NBA Finals On ABC-Game 4″ claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 11, 2009. The show drew approximately 16.0 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “CSI” rounded out the top three with 8.9 and 8.7 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4(S)-06/11/2009
ABC
15,957,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
8,944,000

3
CSI
CBS
8,740,000

4
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
8,648,000

5
BONES
FOX
5,655,000

6
I’M A CELEBRITY-THU
NBC
5,171,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU
UNI
5,140,000

8
GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 4(S)-06/11/2009
ABC
4,877,000

9
OLD CHRISTINE-THURSDAY SP(S)-06/11/2009
CBS
4,841,000

10
OLD CHRISTINE THURSDAY SP(S)-06/11/2009
CBS
4,595,000

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

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of 13.2 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
15,957,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S)
ABC
TUESDAY
14,196,000

3
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 5(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,171,000

4
NBA TROPHY PRESENTATION(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
13,475,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
11,621,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,052,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,517,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,944,000

9
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
8,846,000

10
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,740,000

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

ABC’s “NBA Finals on ABC-Game 1 Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for June 4, 2009. The show drew just over 13.0 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.5 million average viewers while “CSI” rounded out the top three with 8.2 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,333,000

2
WITHOUT A TRACE-SPECIAL
CBS
THURSDAY
1,276,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,198,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,186,000

5
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,174,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,171,000

7
NCIS THURSDAY 8PM-SPECIAL
CBS
THURSDAY
1,034,000

8
LAW & ORDER:SVU-WED 9PM
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,026,000

9
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,006,000

10
CSI: MIAMI-SPC
CBS
MONDAY
992,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 25, 2009 – May 31, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
12,463,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
12,357,000

3
G STRAIT:ACM ARTST DECADE(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
10,628,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
9,976,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
THURSDAY
9,710,000

6
NCIS THURSDAY 8PM-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
THURSDAY
9,636,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
9,570,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN-SPC(S)
CBS
MONDAY
9,268,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
9,151,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS SPECIAL(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
8,927,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 25, 2009 – May 31, 2009)