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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 16, 2009

christine — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:06:47 +0000

CBS’s “NCIS”, “Then Mentalist” and “48 Hours Mystery Tuesday” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.4, 10.1 and 7.2 million viewers Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	10,394,000
2	MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY	CBS	10,118,000
3	48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY	CBS	7,199,000
4	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	5,601,000
5	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE	UNI	4,710,000
6	I’M A CELEBRITY-TUE	NBC	4,703,000
7	MENTAL	FOX	4,621,000
8	LAW & ORDER:SVU-TUE 9P	NBC	4,497,000
9	HOUSE-TUE 8P	FOX	3,848,000
10	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE	UNI	3,681,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 16, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.3 million viewers,
while NBC took second place with almost 4.9 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.2 million and 3.8 million average viewers.
ABC and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
2.2 million and 1.3 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 9, 2009

christine — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:06 +0000

ABC’s “NBA Finals on ABC-Game 3″ claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 9, 2009. The show drew just over 14.2 million average viewers Tuesday evening.

CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” were ranked second and third with approximately 11.6
and 11.1 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S)-06/09/2009	ABC	14,196,000
2	MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY	CBS	11,621,000
3	NCIS	CBS	11,052,000
4	48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY	CBS	8,846,000
5	NBC NHL STANLEY CUP FNL#6(S)-06/09/2009	NBC	5,814,000
6	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE	UNI	4,930,000
7	GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 3(S)-06/09/2009	ABC	4,706,000
8	MENTAL	FOX	4,700,000
9	NBC NHL STANLEY CUP-PRE 6(S)-06/09/2009	NBC	4,172,000
10	HOUSE-TUE 8P	FOX	3,914,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 9, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 11.6 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 10.5 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.7 and 4.3 million average viewers,
respectively. UNI and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 4.0 million and 1.3 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, May 26, 2009

christine — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:23:21 +0000

CBS’s “NCIS”, “‘Then Mentalist” and “Without A Trace” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 12.5, 12.4 and 9.6 million viewers Tuesday, May 26, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NCIS	CBS	12,463,000
2	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	12,357,000
3	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	9,570,000
4	TV’S 50 FUNNIEST PHRASES(S)-05/26/2009	NBC	6,712,000
5	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	6,455,000
6	MENTAL	FOX	5,761,000
7	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE	UNI	4,927,000
8	GORDO Y FLACA: ED ES 5/26(S)-05/26/2009	UNI	4,340,000
9	HOUSE-TUE 8P	FOX	4,253,000
10	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE	UNI	4,006,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (May 26, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.5 million viewers,
while NBC took second place with almost 6.6 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.0 million and 4.4 million average viewers.
ABC and CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.3 million and 1.8 million average viewers, respectively.