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)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,335,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,168,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,793,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,710,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM-SP
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,539,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,445,000

7
GAME, THE
CW
FRIDAY
1,389,000

8
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
1,336,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,321,000

10
UNIT, THE
CBS
SUNDAY
1,303,000

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

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 21, 2009. The show drew just over 24.0 million average viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” was the second-ranked program with 14.7 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCIS 9PM Special” rounded out the top three with 12.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
23,963,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
14,725,000

3
NCIS 9P-SPECIAL(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
12,648,000

4
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SP(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
12,456,000

5
FRINGE
FOX
9,895,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,261,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,037,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN SP(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
6,604,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE – SP(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
5,863,000

10
UNUSUALS SP-4/21, THE(S)-04/21/2009
ABC
5,809,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 21, …

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)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 14, 2009. The show drew just over 24.4 million average viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” was the second-ranked program with 15.2 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCIS” rounded out the top three with 13.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,378,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
15,239,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,559,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,227,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
12,183,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
10,150,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,111,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
6,494,000

9
CUPID
ABC
6,097,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,838,000

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

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

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)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The program had approximately 17.8 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 16.9 and 14.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
17,807,000

2
NCIS
CBS
16,921,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
14,561,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
12,154,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
9,883,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
9,264,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
8,096,000

8
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
5,912,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,708,000

10
CUPID
ABC
5,187,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.9 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately 15.6 and …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The program had approximately 24.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 17.2 and 17.0 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,410,000

2
NCIS
CBS
17,230,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,957,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
13,513,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,527,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,367,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,775,000

8
OSBOURNES: RELO PVW-3/31(S)-03/31/2009
FOX
8,395,000

9
CUPID
ABC
7,217,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,641,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 31, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.7 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,631,000

2
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26
FOX
THURSDAY
2,284,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,148,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,038,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,905,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,863,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,769,000

8
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2
CBS
FRIDAY
1,712,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,712,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2
CBS
THURSDAY
1,684,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 23, 2009 – March 29, 2009)