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Primetime Broadcast Ratings: August 10, 2009

christine — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:20:00 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, August 10, 2009 with 8.8 and 8.6 million average viewers.

ABC’s “Millionaire-8/10 Special” rounded out the top three with 7.3 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	8,825,000
2	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,637,000
3	MILLIONAIRE-8/10(S)-08/10/2009	ABC	7,271,000
4	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7,076,000
5	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	6,338,000
6	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,248,000
7	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	4,704,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	4,688,000
9	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,584,000
10	DATING IN THE DARK	ABC	4,433,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 10,2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 6.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.0 million average viewers. NBC claimed third with roughly 4.9 million average viewers. FOX & UNI took fourth and fifth with approximately 3.9 and 3.6 million average viewers while MNT followed in sixth with an average audience of roughly 1.2 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: August 3, 2009

christine — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:05:08 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “CSI: Miami” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.5, 8.4 and 7.9 million viewers Monday, August 3, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,460,000
2	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,394,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7,915,000
4	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	7,061,000
5	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	5,511,000
6	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,134,000
7	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	4,716,000
8	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,694,000
9	HOUSE	FOX	4,600,000
10	GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP	NBC	4,499,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 5.7 million average viewers. UNI and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.7 million and 3.6 million average viewers. ABC and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.4 million and 1.2 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 27, 2009

christine — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:00:55 +0000

ABC’s “The Bachelorette” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for July 27, 2009. The show drew just over 10.0 million average viewers Monday evening.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” rounded out the top three with 9.1 and 8.5 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	10,001,000
2	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,065,000
3	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,478,000
4	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,131,000
5	DATING IN THE DARK	ABC	6,006,000
6	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	4,981,000
7	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	4,909,000
8	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,761,000
9	LIE TO ME-MON 9P	FOX	4,190,000
10	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	4,150,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 8.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 7.3 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.1 and 3.7 million average viewers.
NBC and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.2 million and 1.3 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 20, 2009

christine — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:32:40 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “CSI: Miami” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.3, 8.8 and 8.5 million viewers Monday, July 20, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,312,000
2	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,795,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,521,000
4	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	8,038,000
5	DATING IN THE DARK	ABC	6,149,000
6	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	5,139,000
7	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,044,000
8	HOUSE	FOX	4,479,000
9	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,389,000
10	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	4,283,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.6 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 7.4 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.1 million and 3.7 million average viewers.
NBC and TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.6 million and 1.0 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 13, 2009

christine — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:11:12 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the number one and two-ranked programs on broadcast TV Monday, July 13, 2009 with roughly 9.1 and 8.2 million average viewers. ABC’s “The Bachelorette” followed in third with approximately 8.0 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,120,000
2	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,226,000
3	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	8,013,000
4	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,012,000
5	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	5,532,000
6	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,221,000
7	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	4,998,000
8	HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS	ABC	4,703,000
9	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,552,000
10	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	4,321,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.3 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.9 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.4 million and 3.9 million average viewers.
FOX and TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 3.5 million
and 1.2 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, July 6, 2009

christine — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:44:06 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “CSI: Miami” and “The Big Bang Theory” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.4, 8.8 and 8.3 million viewers Monday, June 6, 2009.

Rank Program Network Viewers (P2+)

1 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 9,411,000

2 CSI: MIAMI CBS 8,761,000

3 BIG BANG THEORY, THE CBS 8,342,000

4 BACHELORETTE, THE ABC 7,708,000

5 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 5,484,000

6 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT CBS 5,475,000

7 DATELINE NBC-MON NBC 5,262,000

8 LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT NBC 5,090,000

9 MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON UNI 4,741,000

10 LAW AND ORDER NBC 4,696,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.7 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.6 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.0 million and 4.3 million average viewers. FOX and the MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 3.5 million and 1.5 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,411,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,761,000
3	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,342,000
4	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	7,708,000
5	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	5,484,000
6	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,475,000
7	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	5,262,000
8	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	5,090,000
9	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,741,000
10	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	4,696,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009).

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 29, 2009

christine — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:46:30 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “CSI: Miami” and “The Big Bang Theory” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.3, 8.0 and 7.9 million viewers Monday, June 29, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,290,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,011,000
3	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	7,947,000
4	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	7,942,000
5	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	6,731,000
6	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,756,000
7	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	5,663,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	5,370,000
9	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	5,028,000
10	HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS	ABC	4,701,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 29, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.4 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.9 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.8 million and 4.2 million average viewers.
UNI and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.9 million and 1.1 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 22, 2009

christine — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:18:08 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “CSI: Miami” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 8.7, 8.0 and 7.2 million viewers Monday, June 22, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	8,686,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,012,000
3	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	7,228,000
4	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	6,759,000
5	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	5,226,000
6	HOUSE	FOX	4,956,000
7	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,785,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	4,723,000
9	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	4,654,000
10	I’M A CELEBRITY-MON	NBC	4,199,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 22, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 6.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.8 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.5 million and 4.4 million average viewers.
UNI and TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.2 million and 1.7 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 15, 2009

christine — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:45:14 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “CSI: Miami” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.2, 8.4 and 8.3 million viewers Monday, June 15, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	10,188,000
2	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,417,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,252,000
4	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	6,761,000
5	BIG BANG THEORY, THE:SP(S)-06/15/2009	CBS	6,047,000
6	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	5,687,000
7	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	5,670,000
8	I’M A CELEBRITY-MON	NBC	5,015,000
9	HOUSE	FOX	4,917,000
10	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,888,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 15, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.9 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.2 million and 4.7 million average viewers.
UNI and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.1 million and 1.3 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 8, 2009

christine — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:46:52 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “CSI: Miami” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.5, 8.2 and 7.8 million viewers Monday, June 8, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,517,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,206,000
3	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	7,815,000
4	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	7,188,000
5	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	6,806,000
6	BIG BANG THEORY, THE-SPCL(S)-06/08/2009	CBS	6,495,000
7	HOUSE	FOX	5,934,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	5,796,000
9	BONES SP-6/8 9P(S)-06/08/2009	FOX	5,492,000
10	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	5,337,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 8, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.7 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.8 million and 5.7 million average viewers.
UNI and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.4 million and 1.6 million average viewers.