RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2
CBS
SATURDAY
2,482,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,368,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,084,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,002,000

5
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,980,000

6
CBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE
CBS
SATURDAY
1,923,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,359,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,325,000

9
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,301,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,272,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 30, 2009 – April 3, 2009)

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 …

NBC’s “E.R.” final episode was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Thursday, April 2, 2009 with approximately 16.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 14.6 and 11.3 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
E.R.
NBC
16,378,000

2
CSI
CBS
14,625,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,267,000

4
E.R. RETROSPECTIVE(S)-04/02/2009
NBC
10,632,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,366,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,254,000

7
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,953,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU
UNI
5,866,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU
UNI
5,040,000

10
IN THE MOTHERHOOD
ABC
5,007,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 2, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 14.5 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 12.1 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 1, 2009. The show drew just over 24.3 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “I Get That A Lot(S)-04/01/2009″ and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 10.4 and 10.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,342,000

2
I GET THAT A LOT(S)-04/01/2009
CBS
10,350,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
10,060,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,030,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,574,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
9,180,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,340,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,697,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,639,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,522,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 1, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million viewers, …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The program had approximately 24.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 17.2 and 17.0 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,410,000

2
NCIS
CBS
17,230,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,957,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
13,513,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,527,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,367,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,775,000

8
OSBOURNES: RELO PVW-3/31(S)-03/31/2009
FOX
8,395,000

9
CUPID
ABC
7,217,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,641,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 31, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.7 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, March 30, 2009. The program had approximately 20.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 14.6 and 13.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
20,484,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,556,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,458,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,511,000

5
24
FOX
11,265,000

6
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,025,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,735,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,202,000

9
CASTLE
ABC
9,089,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,267,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 30, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million average viewers, while …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,631,000

2
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26
FOX
THURSDAY
2,284,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,148,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,038,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,905,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,863,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,769,000

8
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2
CBS
FRIDAY
1,712,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,712,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2
CBS
THURSDAY
1,684,000

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

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 “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 …

FOX’s “American Idol Thursday Result Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 26, 2009. The show drew just over 23.1 million average viewers Thursday night.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second-ranked program with 16.1 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Thursday” rounded out the top three with 10.4 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26(S)-03/26/2009
FOX
23,102,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
16,101,000

3
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2(S)-03/26/2009
CBS
10,375,000

4
E.R.
NBC
10,355,000

5
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
10,129,000

6
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
10,123,000

7
OFFICE
NBC
8,647,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
7,169,000

9
IN THE MOTHERHOOD
ABC
6,697,000

10
PREMIO LO NUESTRO’09 3/26(S)-03/26/2009
UNI
6,602,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 26, 2009).

Overall, …