RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
26,025,000

2
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
23,102,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
20,339,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,832,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
17,620,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
16,117,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
16,101,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,442,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,358,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,674,000

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

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 24, 2009 with 17.8 and 17.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” rounded out the top three with 16.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
17,832,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
17,620,000

3
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,117,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,834,000

5
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,959,000

6
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,167,000

7
HOUSE SP-3/24 9P(S)-03/24/2009
FOX
4,018,000

8
AQUI Y AHORA TUE
UNI
3,158,000

9
REAPER
CW
2,696,000

10
JAIL
MNT
1,846,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 24, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.7 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.2 million average viewers. NBC …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 17, 2009 with approximately 21.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 15.8 and 12.7 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
21,886,000

2
NCIS
CBS
15,835,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,491,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
12,737,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
11,872,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,743,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
7,993,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #6(S)-03/17/2009
ABC
7,990,000

9
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,262,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,414,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 17, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 21.9 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 14.4 …

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)

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)

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime
telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
ABC’s “Dancing W/Stars Results” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
17,990,000

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

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,844,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
13,263,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
11,850,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #5(S)-11/18/2008
ABC
11,604,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,109,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
9,175,000

9
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
7,774,000

10
ELI STONE
ABC
6,358,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 18, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.0 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 11.3 million and 8.6 million …

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, November 11, 2008.
ABC’s “Dancing W/Stars Results” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
18,745,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,521,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,516,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
13,062,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,232,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #4(S)-11/11/2008
ABC
10,320,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,419,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
8,612,000

9
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
8,101,000

10
ELI STONE
ABC
7,005,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 11, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15.8 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 10.9 million and 8.5 …