Nielsen Wire » Law & Order-Wed 8PM

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, April 22, 2009

christine — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:12:51 +0000

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Wednesday, April 22, 2009 with approximately 23.9 million average viewers.

CBS’s “Criminal Minds 10PM Special” and “Criminal Minds” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 13.7 and 9.8 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	23,947,000
2	CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM-SP(S)-04/22/2009	CBS	13,723,000
3	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	9,843,000
4	LIE TO ME	FOX	7,973,000
5	LOST	ABC	6,745,000
6	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	6,094,000
7	LAW & ORDER-WED 8PM	NBC	5,695,000
8	LAW & ORDER:SVU-WED 9PM	NBC	5,573,000
9	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	5,414,000
10	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED	UNI	5,137,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (April 22, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.0 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 9.6 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.8 million and 5.3 million average viewers.
UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.1 million and 2.6 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, April 8, 2009

christine — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:17:14 +0000

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 8, 2009. The show drew just over 23.0 million average viewers Wednesday evening.

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” ranked second and third with 13.6 and 12.5 million average viewers respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	22,976,000
2	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	13,606,000
3	CSI: NY	CBS	12,504,000
4	LOST	ABC	8,565,000
5	LIE TO ME	FOX	8,563,000
6	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	7,242,000
7	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	7,172,000
8	UNUSUALS, THE	ABC	6,825,000
9	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED	UNI	5,621,000
10	LAW & ORDER-WED 8PM	NBC	5,439,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (April 8, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.8 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 11.1 million average viewers. ABC and UNI claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.6 and 5.0 million average viewers, respectively. NBC and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.9 million and 2.8 million average viewers, respectively.