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)

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 9, 2009. The show drew just over 22.8 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “CSI: Miami” and “Two And A Half Men” ranked second and third with 14.2 and 13.4 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
22,829,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
14,215,000

3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
13,437,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,384,000

5
24
FOX
11,368,000

6
CASTLE
ABC
10,760,000

7
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
9,947,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,470,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
8,675,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,128,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 18.9 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
Tuesday
20,647,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
Monday
21,095,000

3
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
18,642,000

4
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
18,118,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
Sunday
15,814,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
15,925,000

7
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
15,921,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,333,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
14,950,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
14,108,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 24, 2008 – November 30, 2008)

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 25, 2008 with approximately 20.6 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three with approximately 18.1 and 15.9 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
20,647,000

2
NCIS
CBS
18,118,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,925,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,877,000

5
CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGVING(S)-11/25/2008
ABC
11,085,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
10,416,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
8,589,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
7,704,000

9
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
6,875,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,335,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 25, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 17.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with just over 14.8 million average viewers. …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, November 24, 2008 with approximately 21.1 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three with approximately 15.0 and 14.3 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
21,095,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,950,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
14,333,000

4
SAMANTHA WHO?
ABC
10,717,000

5
WORST WEEK
CBS
10,153,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,033,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,956,000

8
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,157,000

9
HEROES
NBC
7,511,000

10
CHUCK
NBC
6,534,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 24, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,631,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
17,590,000

3
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
18,446,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,990,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
16,334,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
15,464,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,913,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
15,844,000

9
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
SUNDAY
15,168,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,887,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,184,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 17, 2008 – November 23, 2008)

RANK
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
60 MINUTES
CBS
25,104,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,693,000

3
CSI
CBS
19,050,000

4
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
19,272,000

5
NCIS
CBS
18,745,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,521,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
16,842,000

8
THE MENTALIST
CBS
16,516,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,902,000

10
CMA AWARDS(S)
ABC
15,905,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 10-16, 2008).

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for November 17, 2008. The show drew just over 19.6 million average viewers Monday night.
CBS’s “CSI: Miami” and “Two And A Half Men” rounded out the top three with 15.5
and 15.2 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,631,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
15,464,000

3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
15,184,000

4
WORST WEEK
CBS
10,236,000

5
SAMANTHA WHO?
ABC
10,229,000

6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,993,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,764,000

8
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,081,000

9
HEROES
NBC
7,646,000

10
CHUCK
NBC
6,889,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 17, 2008).

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

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, November 10, 2008.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,693,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,504,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,815,000

4
SAMANTHA WHO?
ABC
10,396,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,010,000

6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,793,000

7
WORST WEEK
CBS
9,460,000

8
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
8,705,000

9
HEROES
NBC
7,849,000

10
CHUCK
NBC
6,338,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 10, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 14.1 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 11.9 million average viewers. NBC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with …

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
60 MINUTES
CBS
18,471,000

2
CSI
CBS
18,175,000

3
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
17,564,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
17,089,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
15,854,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)
ABC
15,848,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,740,000

8
SNL PRESIDENTIAL BASH ‘08(S)
NBC
14,436,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,304,000

10
VOTE 2008-9:00PM(S)
ABC
14,185,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 3 – 9, 2008).