RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,241,000

2
DATELINE FRI
NBC
FRIDAY
1,145,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,106,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,105,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
986,000

6
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
955,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
933,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
SUNDAY
896,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
884,000

10
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
847,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” and “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday 8PM” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, July 28, 2009 with approximately 13.2 and 8.6 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” was ranked second with 9.7 approximately millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
13,245,000

2
NCIS
CBS
9,731,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
8,559,000

4
BACHELORETTE:AFTER ROSE(S)-07/28/2009
ABC
7,986,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,241,000

6
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,036,000

7
BIG BROTHER 11-TUE
CBS
6,070,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,825,000

9
MEDIUM
CBS
4,713,000

10
MORE TO LOVE
FOX
4,015,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 28, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 6.8 million average viewers. FOX …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,500,000

2
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,099,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,071,000

4
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
1,016,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
981,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
950,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
946,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
900,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
832,000

10
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
719,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,658,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,224,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,112,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,112,000

5
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME
FOX
TUESDAY
1,041,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
964,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
919,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
894,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
888,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
888,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,305,000

2
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,273,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,170,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,064,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,005,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
977,000

7
DATELINE FRI 7/3
NBC
FRIDAY
960,000

8
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
MONDAY
958,000

9
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT
NBC
MONDAY
930,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
875,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 29, 2009 – July 5, 2009)

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 30, 2009. The show drew just over 13.1 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist-Tuesday” rounded out the top three with 10.8 and 10.5 million average viewers.

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
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,061,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
13,042,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
11,562,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,256,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
10,875,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
10,095,000

7
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1(S)
NBC
TUESDAY
9,169,000

8
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2(S)
NBC
WEDNESDAY
9,039,000

9
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,890,000

10
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
WEDNESDAY
8,866,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 1, 2009 – June 7, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2
ABC
SUNDAY
4,784,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1
ABC
THURSDAY
4,646,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,768,000

4
GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 1
ABC
THURSDAY
1,699,000

5
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,504,000

6
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1
NBC
TUESDAY
1,477,000

7
NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2
NBC
FRIDAY
1,347,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,271,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,241,000

10
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,188,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 1, 2009 – June 7, 2009)

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.