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 11, 2009 with approximately 25.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 14.3 and 13.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
25,547,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,342,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
13,633,000

4
LIE TO ME
FOX
11,251,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,640,000

6
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,629,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,457,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,207,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,018,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED
UNI
4,694,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 11, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 18.4 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.8 million average viewers. NBC …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 25, 2009. The show drew just over 24.5 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 13.9 and 12.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,541,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,930,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,563,000

4
LOST
ABC
10,050,000

5
BIGGEST LOSER 7 2/25(S)-02/25/2009
NBC
8,613,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
5,774,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
5,706,000

8
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,602,000

9
LOST-WED 8PM
ABC
5,000,000

10
LIFE
NBC
4,893,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 24.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 10.7 …

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 …

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CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 17, 2008, drawing approximately 15.2 and 13.4 million average viewers, respectively.
NBC’s “Muppets Christmas Letter to Santa” special rounded out the top three, with 7.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
15,160,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
13,377,000

3
MUPPETS XMAS LTR TO SANTA(S)-12/17/2008
NBC
7,466,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,378,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,292,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,016,000

7
SECRET MLNR SP-12/17 8P(S)-12/17/2008
FOX
6,709,000

8
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,610,000

9
LIFE
NBC
5,216,000

10
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,129,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 17, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12 million viewers,
while NBC took second place with almost 6.6 million average …

CBS’s “Criminal Minds,” “CSI: NY,” and “Old Christine” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 10, 2008. 

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,677,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
13,328,000

3
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,944,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,731,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,506,000

6
SECRET MLNR SP-12/10 8P(S)-12/10/2008
FOX
7,260,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,859,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,639,000

9
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,240,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,220,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 10, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.9 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 6 million average viewers.  FOX and ABC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.9 million and 5.7 million average viewers.  UNI and the MNT followed …

CBS’s “Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 3, 2008, drawing approximately 11.8 million average viewers.
NBC’s “Law And Order” and “Christmas-Rockefeller Center” rounded out the top three, with just over 11.3 million and 10.3 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
RUDOLPH RED-NOSE REINDEER(S)-12/03/2008
CBS
11,815,000

2
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
11,309,000

3
CHRISTMAS-ROCKEFELLER CEN(S)-12/03/2008
NBC
10,324,000

4
VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION(S)-12/03/2008
CBS
8,680,000

5
LIFE
NBC
8,148,000

6
SECRET MLNR SP-12/3 9P(S)-12/03/2008
FOX
8,051,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
7,782,000

8
GRAMMY NOMINATION CONCERT(S)-12/03/2008
CBS
6,986,000

9
SECRET MLNR SP-12/3 8P(S)-12/03/2008
FOX
6,666,000

10
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,642,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 3, 2008).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 9.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 9.2 million …

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
FOX’s “Bones” rounded out the top three with 10.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
16,334,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
14,119,000

3
BONES
FOX
10,818,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,882,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,847,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,623,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
7,225,000

8
HOUSE-WED 9P
FOX
5,684,000

9
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,580,000

10
LIFE
NBC
5,427,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 19, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 8.3 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.1 million and 5.9 million average viewers,
respectively. …

The CMA Awards, aired on ABC, were the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 12, 2008.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CMA AWARDS(S)-11/12/2008
ABC
15,905,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,833,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
11,624,000

4
BONES
FOX
10,868,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,933,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,817,000

7
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
6,607,000

8
HOUSE-WED 9P
FOX
6,216,000

9
LIFE
NBC
5,809,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,546,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 12, 2008).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 15.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 11.1 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.5 million and 6.4 million average viewers,
respectively. Univision and the CW …