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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NBC’s “NBC NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 7″ claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 12, 2009. The show drew approximately 8.0 million average viewers Friday evening. CBS’s “Flashpoint” and “Numb3rs” had approximately 5.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NBC NHL STANLEY CUP FNL#7(S)-06/12/2009
NBC
7,992,000

2
FLASHPOINT
CBS
5,584,000

3
NUMB3RS
CBS
5,550,000

4
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
5,392,000

5
NBC NHL STANLEY CUP-PRE 7(S)-06/12/2009
NBC
5,001,000

6
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,286,000

7
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
3,811,000

8
20/20-FRI
ABC
3,726,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
3,550,000

10
ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI
UNI
3,340,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 12, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 7.7 million viewers,
while CBS …

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.

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.