RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP(S)
FOX
Thursday
26,767,000

2
FOX NFC PLAYOFF-SAT(S)
FOX
Saturday
23,776,000

3
AFC DIV-PLF-POST-GAME-SU(S)
CBS
Sunday
21,348,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
19,617,000

5
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
19,103,000

6
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL(S)
FOX
Monday
17,056,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
15,032,000

8
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS(S)
NBC
Sunday
14,860,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
13,866,000

10
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
Sunday
13,787,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009 – January 11, 2009)

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, January 12, 2009 with 17.1 and 15.8 million average viewers.
FOX’s “24″ rounded out the top three with 12.3 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
17,102,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
15,830,000

3
24
FOX
12,307,000

4
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
11,807,000

5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
11,761,000

6
WORST WEEK
CBS
10,361,000

7
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
9,060,000

8
SUPERSTARS OF DANCE
NBC
7,190,000

9
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
6,463,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
5,407,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.8 million viewers, while FOX took second place …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.6, 10.1 and 10.0 million viewers Friday, January 9, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,644,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
10,135,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
10,000,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,906,000

5
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
7,777,000

6
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,552,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
5,257,000

8
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,933,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,849,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,725,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 9, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 10.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.1 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.6 million and 4.5 million average …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AFC DIV-PLF-POST-GAME-SU
CBS
Sunday
3,676,000

2
FOX NFC PLAYOFF-SAT
FOX
Saturday
3,438,000

3
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP
FOX
Thursday
3,046,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
2,484,000

5
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
1,873,000

6
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
FOX
Monday
1,851,000

7
UNIT, THE
CBS
Sunday
1,640,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,616,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
1,536,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,442,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009 – January 11, 2009)

FOX’s “FEDEX BCS National Championship Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 8, 2009. The show drew just over 26.8 million average viewers Thursday night.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was the second-ranked program with almost 13.9 million average viewers, and CBS’s “CSI” rounded out the top three with just over 11 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP(S)-01/08/2009
FOX
26,767,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
13,866,000

3
CSI
CBS
11,004,000

4
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,977,000

5
CSI: NY THURSDAY 8PM SP(S)-01/08/2009
CBS
8,569,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
7,645,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,535,000

8
E.R.
NBC
7,342,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
5,601,000

10
30 ROCK
NBC
5,373,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night …

ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 7, 2009.  The show drew almost 12.6 million average viewers Wednesday night.
NBC’s “Law And Order” was the second-ranked program, with almost 10.3 million average viewers, while CBS’s “People’s Choice Awards Special” rounded out the top three (roughly 9.4 million average viewers).

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
BARBARA WALTERS SP-1/7(S)-01/07/2009
ABC
12,550,000

2
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
10,259,000

3
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS(S)-01/07/2009
CBS
9,407,000

4
20/20 SP EDITION-1/7(S)-01/07/2009
ABC
7,945,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,893,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P
NBC
7,475,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,131,000

8
BONES
FOX
6,639,000

9
BONES-WED 9P
FOX
6,551,000

10
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
5,736,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 7, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PLAYOFF GAME 2
NBC
Saturday
3,632,000

2
NBC NFL PLAYOFF PRE-KICK2
NBC
Saturday
3,053,000

3
FOX NFC WILDCARD POST GME
FOX
Sunday
2,846,000

4
ROSE BOWL
ABC
Thursday
2,010,000

5
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
1,864,000

6
UNIT, THE
CBS
Monday
1,459,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Sunday
1,476,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
1,397,000

9
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P
ABC
Sunday
1,277,000

10
24: RDMPTN PRQL SP-1/4 8P
FOX
Sunday
1,265,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 29, 2008 – January 4, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PLAYOFF GAME 2(S)
NBC
Saturday
27,792,000

2
NBC NFL PLAYOFF PRE-KICK2(S)
NBC
Saturday
21,865,000

3
FOX NFC WILDCARD POST GME(S)
FOX
Sunday
16,416,000

4
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
Sunday
14,394,000

5
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
13,433,000

6
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL(S)
FOX
Friday
13,369,000

7
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
12,673,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
12,322,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
11,867,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
11,357,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 29, 2008 – January 4, 2009)

CBS’s “The Mentalist”, “NCIS,” and “Without A Trace” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,617,000

2
NCIS
CBS
19,103,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,133,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
11,923,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,816,000

6
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
7,766,000

7
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,023,000

8
SCRUBS-TU 9PM
ABC
6,741,000

9
SCRUBS-TU 9:30PM
ABC
6,611,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
5,506,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 6, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. ABC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.2 million and 4.6 million average viewers. UNI and the CW followed in …

FOX’s “Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Special” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, January 5, 2009, with approximately 17.1million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three, with approximately 11.6 and 10.4 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL(S)-01/05/2009
FOX
17,056,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
11,559,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
10,400,000

4
SUPERSTARS OF DANCE
NBC
9,666,000

5
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
8,742,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,505,000

7
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
7,606,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,234,000

9
WORST WEEK
CBS
7,042,000

10
MOMMA’S BOYS
NBC
5,323,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.1 million viewers, while CBS took second …