CBS’s “CBS Friday Movie Specia” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for May 29, 2009. The show drew just over 6.6 million average viewers Friday evening.
NBC’s “Dateline Friday” was the second-ranked program with approximately 5.8 million average viewers while ABC’s “20/20 Friday” rounded out the top three with 4.7 million average viewers.

CBS’s “Flashpoint”, “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 6.5, 6.4 and 5.9 million viewers Friday, May 22, 2009.

CBS’s “Numb3rs”, “Ghost Whisperer” and “Flashpoint” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.6, 9.5 and 8.6 million viewers Friday, May 8, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,567,000

2
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,500,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
8,618,000

4
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,226,000

5
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,024,000

6
ABC FRI MOVIE OF WK-5/8(S)-05/08/2009
ABC
5,011,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,355,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
3,398,000

9
PRISON BREAK
FOX
2,992,000

10
ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI
UNI
2,980,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 8, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.0 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.3 million and …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.8 & 9.7 million viewers Friday, May 1, 2009.

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.2, 8.8 and 8.2 million viewers Friday, April 24, 2009.

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Friday, April 17, 2009. The program had approximately 7.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 6.8 and 6.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DATELINE FRI
NBC
7,003,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
6,754,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
6,525,000

4
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,358,000

5
WIFE SWAP
ABC
5,420,000

6
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,264,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,150,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,569,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,493,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8:30
NBC
3,394,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 6.5 million average viewers. NBC and ABC ranked second & third with approximately …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.1 & 9.8 million viewers Friday, April 10, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,084,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,803,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
9,768,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,905,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,281,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,836,000

7
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,416,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,299,000

9
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
4,080,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
3,768,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 10, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. NBC and MNT
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.2 million and 3.6 million average viewers.
FOX and the UNI …

CBS’s “Flashpoint”, “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 8.8, 7.5 and 7.2 million viewers Friday, April 3, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FLASHPOINT
CBS
8,767,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
7,501,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
7,235,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,750,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,344,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,009,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,869,000

8
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,445,000

9
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,423,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
3,559,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 3, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. UNI and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.6 million and 3.9 million average viewers.
FOX and …

CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Friday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Friday, March 27, 2008. The program had approximately 11.0 million average viewers.
ABC’s “20/20-Fri” and “SuperNanny” rounded out the top three with approximately 8.2 and 6.5 million viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2(S)-03/27/2009
CBS
10,996,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
8,190,000

3
SUPERNANNY
ABC
6,536,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,545,000

5
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,518,000

6
WIFE SWAP
ABC
5,383,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,788,000

8
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
3,967,000

9
TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON
FOX
3,868,000

10
DOLLHOUSE
FOX
3,859,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 27, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.7 …

CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 20, 2009. The show drew just over 8.9 million average viewers Friday night.
ABC’s “20/20-Friday” and NBC’s “Dateline Friday” rounded out the top three with 6.5 and 6.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-EVEFR2(S)-03/20/2009
CBS
8,904,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,547,000

3
DATELINE FRI
NBC
6,149,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,279,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,248,000

6
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,735,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,367,000

8
DOLLHOUSE
FOX
4,136,000

9
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
3,967,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
3,850,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 20, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.9 million viewers,
while …