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)

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, April 23, 2009 with 14.6 and 11.3 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was ranked second with 13.5 million average viewers.

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)

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, …

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)

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” and “Private Practice” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, March 19, 2009 with 14.6 and 9.7 million average viewers. FOX’s “Bones” was ranked second with 10.5 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,606,000

2
BONES
FOX
10,517,000

3
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
9,736,000

4
E.R.
NBC
9,469,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
8,070,000

6
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-EVETH2(S)-03/19/2009
CBS
7,775,000

7
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,539,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,417,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,134,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,430,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 19, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.6 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 9.0 million average viewers. CBS and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with …

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)

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, March 12, 2009 with 17.1 and 12.8 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Thursday evening with approximately 13.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
17,132,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
13,642,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
12,818,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,608,000

5
E.R.
NBC
10,862,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,667,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,604,000

8
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,714,000

9
OFFICE
NBC
7,673,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,117,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 9.8 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third …

FOX’s “American Idol Thursday Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 5, 2009. The show drew just over 21.5 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” rounded out the top three with 20.9 and 12.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S)-03/05/2009
FOX
21,498,000

2
CSI
CBS
20,875,000

3
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
12,050,000

4
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,850,000

5
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
9,710,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,713,000

7
OFFICE
NBC
8,540,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
7,253,000

9
UGLY BETTY
ABC
6,339,000

10
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
5,702,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.8 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 15.0 …

FOX’s “American Idol-Thursday Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 26, 2009. The show drew just over 20.9 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” rounded out the top three with 17.7 and 12.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26(S)-02/26/2009
FOX
20,889,000

2
CSI
CBS
17,724,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
12,053,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,699,000

5
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
9,853,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,724,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
6,798,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
6,737,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
6.364,000

10
OFFICE
NBC
5,286,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 13.9 million …