ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Monday, April 13, 2009 with approximately 19.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 15.0 and 13.4 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,463,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
15,027,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,385,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,190,000

5
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,603,000

6
24 
FOX
10,864,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,057,000

8
SURVIVING SUBURBIA
ABC
9,711,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,596,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,650,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.1 & 9.8 million viewers Friday, April 10, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,084,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,803,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
9,768,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,905,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,281,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,836,000

7
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,416,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,299,000

9
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
4,080,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
3,768,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 10, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. NBC and MNT
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.2 million and 3.6 million average viewers.
FOX and the UNI …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 6, 2009. The show drew just over 19.9 million average viewers Monday night.
CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Special” was the second-ranked program with 17.6 million average viewers while FOX’s “House” rounded out the top three with 13.3 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,883,000

2
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S)-04/06/2009
CBS
17,649,000

3
HOUSE
FOX
13,294,000

4
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP(S)-04/06/2009
CBS
12,152,000

5
SURVIVING SUBURBIA
ABC
11,249,000

6
24
FOX
10,958,000

7
CASTLE
ABC
9,029,000

8
MEDIUM
NBC
7,173,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
6,940,000

10
HEROES
NBC
6,109,000

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

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of …

CBS’s “Flashpoint”, “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 8.8, 7.5 and 7.2 million viewers Friday, April 3, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FLASHPOINT
CBS
8,767,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
7,501,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
7,235,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,750,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,344,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,009,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,869,000

8
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,445,000

9
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,423,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
3,559,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 3, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. UNI and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.6 million and 3.9 million average viewers.
FOX and …

CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Friday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Friday, March 27, 2008. The program had approximately 11.0 million average viewers.
ABC’s “20/20-Fri” and “SuperNanny” rounded out the top three with approximately 8.2 and 6.5 million viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2(S)-03/27/2009
CBS
10,996,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
8,190,000

3
SUPERNANNY
ABC
6,536,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,545,000

5
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,518,000

6
WIFE SWAP
ABC
5,383,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,788,000

8
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
3,967,000

9
TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON
FOX
3,868,000

10
DOLLHOUSE
FOX
3,859,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 27, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.7 …

CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 20, 2009. The show drew just over 8.9 million average viewers Friday night.
ABC’s “20/20-Friday” and NBC’s “Dateline Friday” rounded out the top three with 6.5 and 6.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-EVEFR2(S)-03/20/2009
CBS
8,904,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,547,000

3
DATELINE FRI
NBC
6,149,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,279,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,248,000

6
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,735,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,367,000

8
DOLLHOUSE
FOX
4,136,000

9
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
3,967,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
3,850,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 20, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.9 million viewers,
while …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 17, 2009 with approximately 21.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 15.8 and 12.7 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
21,886,000

2
NCIS
CBS
15,835,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,491,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
12,737,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
11,872,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,743,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
7,993,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #6(S)-03/17/2009
ABC
7,990,000

9
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,262,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,414,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 17, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 21.9 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 14.4 …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast television with an average audience of approximately 10.6, 9.5 and 8.8 million viewers Friday, March 13, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,568,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,507,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
8,807,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,463,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,179,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,168,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,778,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,513,000

9
DOLLHOUSE
FOX
4,258,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8:30
NBC
4,119,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 13, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.6 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 5.0 million average viewers. UNI and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.5 million and 4.4 million average …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 9, 2009. The show drew just over 22.8 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “CSI: Miami” and “Two And A Half Men” ranked second and third with 14.2 and 13.4 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
22,829,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
14,215,000

3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
13,437,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,384,000

5
24
FOX
11,368,000

6
CASTLE
ABC
10,760,000

7
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
9,947,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,470,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
8,675,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,128,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 18.9 …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 11.1, 10.1 and 9.9 million viewers Friday, March 6, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
11,090,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
10,122,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
9,859,000

4
20/20 SP EDITION-3/6(S)-03/06/2009
ABC
8,447,000

5
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,601,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,865,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,557,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,383,000

9
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,267,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
4,034,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 10.4 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 6.8 million average viewers. NBC and UNI claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.2 million and …