CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, March 12, 2009 with 17.1 and 12.8 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Thursday evening with approximately 13.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
17,132,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
13,642,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
12,818,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,608,000

5
E.R.
NBC
10,862,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,667,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,604,000

8
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,714,000

9
OFFICE
NBC
7,673,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,117,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 12, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 9.8 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,309,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,776,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
21,498,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
20,875,000

5
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S)
ABC
MONDAY
17,466,000

6
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
MONDAY
15,477,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,469,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,667,000

9
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,646,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,418,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,404,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,234,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5
FOX
THURSDAY
2,034,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,007,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,851,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,473,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,448,000

8
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,406,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,365,000

10
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE
ABC
MONDAY
1,262,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol Thursday Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 5, 2009. The show drew just over 21.5 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” rounded out the top three with 20.9 and 12.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S)-03/05/2009
FOX
21,498,000

2
CSI
CBS
20,875,000

3
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
12,050,000

4
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,850,000

5
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
9,710,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,713,000

7
OFFICE
NBC
8,540,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
7,253,000

9
UGLY BETTY
ABC
6,339,000

10
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
5,702,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 5, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.8 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 15.0 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,499,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26
FOX
THURSDAY
1,935,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,727,000

4
ADDRESS ANALYSIS-1-CBS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,617,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,557,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,532,000

7
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,519,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,504,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,462,000

10
BROTHERS & SISTERS
ABC
SUNDAY
1,425,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,541,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
20,889,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,268,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,724,000

5
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
SUNDAY
15,239,000

6
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,858,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,233,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,930,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
12,563,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
12,066,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Thursday Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 26, 2009. The show drew just over 20.9 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” rounded out the top three with 17.7 and 12.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26(S)-02/26/2009
FOX
20,889,000

2
CSI
CBS
17,724,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
12,053,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,699,000

5
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
9,853,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,724,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
6,798,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
6,737,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
6.364,000

10
OFFICE
NBC
5,286,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 26, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 13.9 million …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ACADEMY AWARDS
ABC
SUNDAY
3,008,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,899,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,466,000

4
OSCAR’S RED CARPET 2009
ABC
SUNDAY
2,277,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,669,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,577,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
1,542,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,499,000

9
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
TUESDAY
1,442,000

10
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
TUESDAY
1,423,000

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ACADEMY AWARDS(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
36,310,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,374,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,790,000

4
OSCAR’S RED CARPET 2009(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
24,357,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
18,226,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,064,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
16,920,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,572,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,536,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,195,000

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

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, February 19, 2009 with 16.9 and 13.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Thursday evening with approximately 15.6 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
16,920,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,572,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
13,589,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,170,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
11,157,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,507,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,602,000

8
E.R.
NBC
7,506,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,789,000

10
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,574,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 19, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.5 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed …