RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,670,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
22,712,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
18,554,000

4
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
16,531,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,205,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
16,195,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
14,810,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,058,000

9
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,956,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,586,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 11, 2009 – May 17, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,122,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,765,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,721,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,717,000

5
CSI: NY THURSDAY 10PM SP
CBS
THURSDAY
1,712,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,666,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,593,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,561,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,501,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,453,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 11, 2009 – May 17, 2009)

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)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,378,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,114,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,463,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
15,717,000

5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
15,239,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,027,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,851,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,559,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,385,000

10
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
13,227,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
23,705,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
21,886,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
21,224,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
17,042,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
15,835,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
15,491,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,748,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
14,606,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,124,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,741,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009 – March 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,619,000

2
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
2,433,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,124,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,016,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,953,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,582,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,569,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,553,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,488,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,436,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009 – March 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,767,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
25,547,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
22,829,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,132,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,602,000

6
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,342,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,322,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
14,215,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
13,642,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,633,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,309,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,776,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
21,498,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
20,875,000

5
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S)
ABC
MONDAY
17,466,000

6
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
MONDAY
15,477,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,469,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,667,000

9
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,646,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,418,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,404,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,234,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5
FOX
THURSDAY
2,034,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,007,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,851,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,473,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,448,000

8
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,406,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,365,000

10
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE
ABC
MONDAY
1,262,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)