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)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,378,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,114,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,463,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
15,717,000

5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
15,239,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,027,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,851,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,559,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,385,000

10
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
13,227,000

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

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, April 16, 2009 with 15.7 and 11.6 million average viewers.
NBC’s “Southland” rounded out the top three with 9.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
15,717,000

2
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,644,000

3
SOUTHLAND
NBC
9,606,000

4
BONES
FOX
8,854,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
8,370,000

6
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
8,109,000

7
HARPER’S ISLAND
CBS
7,818,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
7,324,000

9
PARKS AND RECREATION
NBC
6,015,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU
UNI
5,397,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 16, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 8.5 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.7 million …

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)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,976,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
22,813,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,883,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,807,000

5
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S)
CBS
MONDAY
17,649,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,921,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
16,625,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,561,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,606,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
13,294,000

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
SATURDAY
24,410,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,342,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
WEDNESDAY
20,484,000

4
NCIS
CBS
MONDAY
17,230,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
MONDAY
16,957,000

6
E.R.
NBC
SATURDAY
16,378,000

7
ACM AWARDS(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,777,000

8
CSI
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,625,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
THURSDAY
14,556,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,454,000

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

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)

NBC’s “E.R.” final episode was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Thursday, April 2, 2009 with approximately 16.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 14.6 and 11.3 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
E.R.
NBC
16,378,000

2
CSI
CBS
14,625,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,267,000

4
E.R. RETROSPECTIVE(S)-04/02/2009
NBC
10,632,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,366,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,254,000

7
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,953,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU
UNI
5,866,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU
UNI
5,040,000

10
IN THE MOTHERHOOD
ABC
5,007,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 2, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 14.5 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 12.1 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,767,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
25,547,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
22,829,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,132,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,602,000

6
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,342,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,322,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
14,215,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
13,642,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,633,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,814,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,593,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,434,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,123,000

5
UNIT, THE
CBS
SUNDAY
1,657,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,603,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,587,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,565,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,557,000

10
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,539,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)