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 with approximately 13.3 and 8.1 million average viewers. NBC came in fourth with roughly 5.2 million average viewers while UNI and CW followed in fifth & sixth with average audiences of roughly 3.9 and 3.0 million.
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