RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ACADEMY AWARDS
ABC
SUNDAY
3,008,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,899,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,466,000

4
OSCAR’S RED CARPET 2009
ABC
SUNDAY
2,277,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,669,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,577,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
1,542,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,499,000

9
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
TUESDAY
1,442,000

10
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
TUESDAY
1,423,000

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ACADEMY AWARDS(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
36,310,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,374,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,790,000

4
OSCAR’S RED CARPET 2009(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
24,357,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
18,226,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,064,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
16,920,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,572,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,536,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,195,000

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

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, February 19, 2009 with 16.9 and 13.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Thursday evening with approximately 15.6 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
16,920,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,572,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
13,589,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,170,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
11,157,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,507,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,602,000

8
E.R.
NBC
7,506,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,789,000

10
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,574,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.5 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,941,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,825,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
19,699,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,031,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,938,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,159,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,995,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,308,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
14,097,000

10
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,010,000

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

CBS’s “CSI” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for February 12, 2009. The show drew just over 17.9 million average viewers Thursday evening.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” and “Private Practice” rounded out the top three with 15.2 and 14.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
17,938,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,159,000

3
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
14,097,000

4
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
13,632,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,941,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
9,000,000

7
30 ROCK
NBC
7,675,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,402,000

9
E.R.
NBC
7,241,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,399,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.2 million average viewers. …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
26,601,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
26,384,000

3
GRAMMY AWARDS(S)
CBS
Sunday
19,048,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
16,739,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,550,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
16,102,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
15,273,000

8
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
14,871,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
14,438,000

10
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
13,849,000

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

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” and “Private Practice” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, February 5, 2009 with 15.3 and 12.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI” rounded out the top three with 11.8 million average viewers respectively.

FOX’s “American Idol-Thursday Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 29, 2009. The show drew just over 24.6 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” rounded out the top three with 20.2 and 12.7 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-1/29(S)-01/29/2009
FOX
24,613,000

2
CSI
CBS
20,153,000

3
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
12,744,000

4
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
10,858,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS THU SP(S)-01/29/2009
CBS
8,840,000

6
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
7,735,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
5,929,000

8
OFFICE
NBC
5,818,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
5,589,000

10
30 ROCK
NBC
5,049,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 29, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NEIGHBORHOOD BALL-1/20
ABC
Tuesday
3,972,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
3,086,000

3
ABC NEWS SPECIAL-1/20
ABC
Tuesday
3,003,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
2,093,000

5
CSI
CBS
Thursday
1,812,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
Wednesday
1,751,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,744,000

8
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,549,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
1,396,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
1,380,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 19, 2009 – January 25, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
25,897,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
22,773,000

3
CSI
CBS
Thursday
17,572,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,094,000

5
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
15,027,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,579,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
14,432,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
14,208,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
13,816,000

10
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
13,257,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 19, 2009 – January 25, 2009)