CBS’s “CSI”, “Without A Trace-Special” and “NCIS Thursday 8PM-Special” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.0, 9.7 and 9.6 million viewers Thursday, May 28, 2009.

CBS’s “CSI” and “Flashpoint Thursday Special” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, May 21, 2009 with 9.9 and 7.4 million average viewers.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday” was ranked second with 8.8 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,670,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
22,712,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
18,554,000

4
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
16,531,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,205,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
16,195,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
14,810,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,058,000

9
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,956,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,586,000

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

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, May 14, 2009. The program had approximately 16.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI” and “CSI: NY Thursday 10PM Special” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 14.8 and 12.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
16,531,000

2
CSI
CBS
14,810,000

3
CSI: NY THURSDAY 10PM SP(S)-05/14/2009
CBS
12,768,000

4
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
12,180,000

5
BONES
FOX
8,881,000

6
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,369,000

7
OFFICE
NBC
6,771,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
6,768,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
5,695,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
4,836,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 14, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 13.3 million average viewers. CBS and FOX ranked second & third …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
23,574,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
23,414,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
20,278,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
16,723,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,678,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,546,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
14,912,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,556,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,128,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,718,000

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

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, May 7 2009. The program had approximately 15.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 14.9 and 12.0 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,546,000

2
CSI
CBS
14,912,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,993,000

4
MICHAEL J FOX SP-5/7(S)-05/07/2009
ABC
10,230,000

5
CSI 10PM-SPECIAL(S)-05/07/2009
CBS
9,584,000

6
BONES
FOX
8,755,000

7
OFFICE
NBC
7,845,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,378,000

9
SOUTHLAND
NBC
6,606,000

10
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,503,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 7, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.2 million average viewers. ABC and FOX ranked second & third with approximately 11.1 and 7.6 million average …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
23,261,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,369,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,285,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
17,113,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
16,698,000

6
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
15,542,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,720,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,163,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
14,115,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,611,000

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

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, April 30, 2009 with 15.5 and 11.7 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was ranked second with 14.1 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
23,963,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
23,947,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
20,528,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,725,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
14,639,000

6
CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM-SP(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,723,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,642,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
13,511,000

9
NCIS 9P-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
12,648,000

10
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SP(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
12,456,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 20, 2009 – April 26, 2009)

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, April 23, 2009 with 14.6 and 11.3 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was ranked second with 13.5 million average viewers.