FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 1, 2009. The show drew just over 24.3 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “I Get That A Lot(S)-04/01/2009″ and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 10.4 and 10.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,342,000

2
I GET THAT A LOT(S)-04/01/2009
CBS
10,350,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
10,060,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,030,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,574,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
9,180,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,340,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,697,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,639,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,522,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 1, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million viewers, …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, March 25, 2008. The program had approximately 26.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number two and three ranked primetime telecasts with approximately 14.4 and 12.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
26,025,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,358,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,636,000

4
LOST
ABC
9,036,000

5
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS WE-SP(S)-03/25/2009
CBS
8,067,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,328,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,684,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,516,000

9
SCRUBS-WED 8PM
ABC
5,267,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED
UNI
5,237,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 25, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 26.0 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.7 million …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 4, 2009. The show drew just over 22.8 million average viewers Wednesday night.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” was the second-ranked program with 10.8 million average viewers while ABC’s
“LOST” rounded out the top three with 10.7 millon average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
22,776,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
10,831,000

3
LOST
ABC
10,650,000

4
LIE TO ME
FOX
10,200,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,145,000

6
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
5,679,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
5,646,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,336,000

9
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,206,000

10
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
5,107,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 4, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.5 million viewers, while …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Wednesday, February 18, 2009 with approximately 24.8 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with approximately 14.5 and 12.3
million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,790,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,536,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,331,000

4
LOST
ABC
11,406,000

5
LIE TO ME
FOX
11,090,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,227,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,723,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,496,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
6,279,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,477,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 18, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 18.1 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.2 million average viewers. ABC and NBC
claimed third and …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” and “Lie To Me” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, February 4, 2009 with 26.4 and 13.0 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Lost” rounded out the top three with 11.0 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
26,384,000

2
LIE TO ME
FOX
12,993,000

3
LOST
ABC
11,012,000

4
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
8,636,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS – 8PM SPCL(S)-02/04/2009
CBS
8,384,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
7,533,000

7
LIFE
NBC
6,733,000

8
KATIE COURIC: GRAMMY SPCL(S)-02/04/2009
CBS
6,551,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
6,021,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,763,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 4, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 7.5 million average …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” and “Lie To Me” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 with 27.4 and 12.2 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Lost” rounded out the top three with 11.2 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
27,364,000

2
LIE TO ME
FOX
12,205,000

3
LOST
ABC
11,226,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,229,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
9,355,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
8,964,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P
NBC
6,380,000

8
KNIGHT RIDER
NBC
6,229,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
6,220,000

10
CBS EVE NWS PRIME SPECIAL(S)-01/28/2009
CBS
6,027,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.8 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 8.3 million average viewers. ABC …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime
telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, November 20, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
18,446,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,913,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,502,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,584,000

5
E.R.
NBC
8,884,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
8,309,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,308,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
7,765,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,079,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,608,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 20, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.0 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.5 million and 4.5 million average viewers,
respectively. UNI …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one-ranked and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, November 13, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in secone place.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,050,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,902,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
12,885,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,627,000

5
E.R.
NBC
9,900,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
8,296,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,247,000

8
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
7,968,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,602,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
7,045,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 13, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.6 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 10.4 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.0 million and 4.7 million average viewers,
respectively. …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 30, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.
The season premiere of NBC’s “30 Rock” also made the top 10.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,098,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,319,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
13,015,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,248,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
9,514,000

6
E.R.
NBC
9,192,000

7
30 ROCK
NBC
8,663,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,550,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
8,139,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,269,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 30, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.5 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 10.7 million average viewers. NBC and Univision …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Gabon” were the number one- and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, October 23, 2008.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was sandwiched in between the two, in second place.
Game two of the MLB World Series, which aired on FOX, claimed fourth place, with almost 12.8 million viewers, on average.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
19,492,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,451,000

3
SURVIVOR: GABON
CBS
13,309,000

4
FOX WORLD SERIES GAME 2(S)-10/23/2008
FOX
12,777,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,849,000

6
E.R.
NBC
8,818,000

7
SNL:WKND UPDT 10/23(S)-10/23/2008
NBC
8,796,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
8,704,000

9
OFFICE
NBC
7,976,000

10
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
7,861,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 23, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 15 million viewers, while FOX took second …