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Primetime Broadcast Ratings: August 7, 2009

christine — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:24:28 +0000

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts
broadcast TV for August 7, 2009. The show drew just over 5.6 million average viewers Friday evening.

CBS’s “Numb3rs” & FOX’s “Smarter Than a 5th Grader” rounded out the top three with approximately 4.5 and 4.4 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DATELINE FRI	NBC	5,557,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	4,520,000
3	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	4,379,000
4	FLASHPOINT	CBS	4,320,000
5	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	4,277,000
6	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,214,000
7	20/20-FRI	ABC	3,762,000
8	EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR FRI	UNI	3,220,000
9	MENTAL-FRI 9P	FOX	3,210,000
10	WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN	MNT	3,149,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 7, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 4.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 4.4 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.8 and 3.3 million average viewers.
MNT and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.1 million and 2.4 million average viewers.

Top 10 African-American TV Rankings: July 27 – August 2, 2009

christine — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:23:36 +0000

RANK	NAME	BET	DAY	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE	NBC	TUESDAY	1,241,000
2	DATELINE FRI	NBC	FRIDAY	1,145,000
3	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	TUESDAY	1,106,000
4	60 MINUTES	CBS	SUNDAY	1,105,000
5	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	MONDAY	986,000
6	AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P	NBC	TUESDAY	955,000
7	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED	FOX	WEDNESDAY	933,000
8	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	SUNDAY	896,000
9	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	THURSDAY	884,000
10	NCIS	CBS	TUESDAY	847,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 31, 2009

christine — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:22:25 +0000

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for July 31, 2009. The show drew just over 5.8 million average viewers Friday evening.

CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” were ranked second and third with approximately 5.0
and 4.6 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DATELINE FRI	NBC	5,813,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	4,957,000
3	FLASHPOINT	CBS	4,637,000
4	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	4,540,000
5	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,199,000
6	20/20-FRI	ABC	3,927,000
7	SOUTHLAND	NBC	3,344,000
8	WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN	MNT	3,339,000
9	MENTAL-FRI 9P	FOX	2,890,000
10	EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR FRI	UNI	2,790,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 31, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 5.0 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 4.7 million average viewers. MNT and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.3 and 3.1 million average viewers,
respectively. FOX and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 2.7 million and 2.6 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 24, 2009

christine — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:37:54 +0000

CBS’s “Numb3rs” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts
broadcast TV for July 24, 2009. The show drew approximately 5.3 million average viewers Friday evening.

FOX’s “Smarter Than 5th Grader” & NBC’s “Dateline” rounded out the top three with approximately 4.8 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NUMB3RS	CBS	5,286,000
2	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	4,776,000
3	DATELINE FRI	NBC	4,758,000
4	FLASHPOINT	CBS	4,551,000
5	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	4,233,000
6	20/20-FRI	ABC	4,104,000
7	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,001,000
8	MENTAL-FRI 9P	FOX	3,676,000
9	EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR FRI	UNI	3,120,000
10	WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN	MNT	3,084,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 24, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 4.7 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 4.2 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.0 and 3.2 million average viewers.
MNT and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.1 million and 2.7 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 17, 2009

christine — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:32:08 +0000

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for July 17, 2009. The show drew just over 5.9 million average viewers Friday evening.

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Flashpoint” rounded out the top three with 5.2 and 5.0 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DATELINE FRI	NBC	5,948,000
2	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	5,193,000
3	FLASHPOINT	CBS	5,025,000
4	NUMB3RS	CBS	4,933,000
5	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	4,921,000
6	20/20-FRI	ABC	4,608,000
7	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	3,989,000
8	MENTAL-FRI 9P	FOX	3,588,000
9	WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN	MNT	2,908,000
10	PREMIOS JVNTD AC TTL 7/17(S)-07/17/2009	UNI	2,601,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 17, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 5.1 million viewers,
while NBC took second place with almost 4.7 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.3 and 3.3 million average viewers.
MNT and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
2.9 million and 2.8 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, July 10, 2009

christine — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:13:36 +0000

FOX’s “Smarter Than 5th Grader” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for July 10, 2009. The show drew just over 5.7 million average viewers Friday evening.

CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” rounded out the top three with 5.1 and 4.6 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	5,701,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	5,102,000
3	FLASHPOINT	CBS	4,607,000
4	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	4,559,000
5	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,212,000
6	DATELINE FRI	NBC	4,179,000
7	20/20-FRI	ABC	4,155,000
8	MENTAL-FRI 9P	FOX	3,548,000
9	EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR FRI	UNI	3,362,000
10	ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI	UNI	3,162,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 10, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 4.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 4.6 million average viewers. UNI and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.6 and 3.5 million average viewers.
MNT and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
2.8 million and 2.7 million average viewers, respectively.

Top 10 African-American TV Rankings: June 22 – June 28, 2009

christine — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:10 +0000

RANK	NAME	BET	DAY	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	CBS NEWS: MICHAEL JACKSON	CBS	THURSDAY	1,230,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	MONDAY	1,127,000
3	AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE	NBC	TUESDAY	1,107,000
4	20/20-FRI	ABC	FRIDAY	1,073,000
5	CSI: NY	CBS	WEDNESDAY	997,000
6	20/20 SP EDITION-6/25 10P	ABC	THURSDAY	982,000
7	NCIS	CBS	TUESDAY	981,000
8	20/20 SP EDITION-6/25 9P	ABC	THURSDAY	976,000
9	DATELINE FRI	NBC	FRIDAY	947,000
10	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED	FOX	WEDNESDAY	939,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 22, 2009 – June 28, 2009)

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 26, 2009

christine — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:24:53 +0000

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts
broadcast TV for June 26, 2009. The show drew just over 6.7 million average viewers Friday evening.

ABC’s “20/20-Friday” was the second-ranked program with approximately 6.1 million average viewers while CBS’s “Numb3rs” rounded out the top three with approximately 5.2 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DATELINE FRI	NBC	6,745,000
2	20/20-FRI	ABC	6,128,000
3	NUMB3RS	CBS	5,201,000
4	FARRAH’S STORY(S)-06/26/2009	NBC	4,589,000
5	FLASHPOINT	CBS	4,483,000
6	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,192,000
7	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	4,138,000
8	20/20 SP EDITION-6/26(S)-06/26/2009	ABC	3,730,000
9	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI	UNI	3,402,000
10	MICHAEL JACKSON:LYND 6/26(S)-06/26/2009	UNI	3,113,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 26, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 5.3 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 4.6 million average viewers. ABC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.0 and 3.6 million average viewers.
MNT and FOX followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
2.8 million and 1.8 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 19, 2009

christine — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:04:25 +0000

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for June 19, 2009. The show drew just over 5.6 million average viewers Friday evening.

CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” rounded out the top three with 5.0 and 4.8 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	DATELINE FRI	NBC	5,640,000
2	NUMB3RS	CBS	5,011,000
3	FLASHPOINT	CBS	4,815,000
4	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	4,727,000
5	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,431,000
6	20/20-FRI	ABC	4,204,000
7	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	3,627,000
8	ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI	UNI	3,157,000
9	WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN	MNT	2,824,000
10	MENTAL-FRI 9P	FOX	2,547,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 19, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 4.9 million viewers,
while NBC took second place with almost 4.4 million average viewers. UNI and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.8 and 3.1 million average viewers.
MNT and ABC followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
2.8 million and 2.7 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 5, 2009

christine — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:01:33 +0000

BC’s “NBC News: Obama White House Special” was the number one-ranked program on broadcast TV Friday, June 5, 2009 with roughly 6.4 million average viewers.

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” and CBS’s “Numb3rs” followed with approximately 6.1 and 5.8 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2(S)-06/05/2009	NBC	6,448,000
2	DATELINE FRI	NBC	6,076,000
3	NUMB3RS	CBS	5,833,000
4	FLASHPOINT	CBS	5,481,000
5	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	5,382,000
6	20/20-FRI	ABC	4,909,000
7	NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1(S)-06/05/2009	NBC	4,702,000
8	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,410,000
9	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI	UNI	3,804,000
10	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	3,468,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 5, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 5.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 5.6 million average viewers. UNI and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.7 million and 3.4 million average viewers.
FOX and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 3.1 million
and 2.9 million average viewers, respectively.