CBS’s “The Mentalist”, “NCIS,” and “Without A Trace” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,617,000

2
NCIS
CBS
19,103,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,133,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
11,923,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,816,000

6
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
7,766,000

7
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,023,000

8
SCRUBS-TU 9PM
ABC
6,741,000

9
SCRUBS-TU 9:30PM
ABC
6,611,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
5,506,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. ABC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.2 million and 4.6 million average viewers. UNI and the CW followed in …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L(OKLAHOMA ST/OREGON)
ESPN
TUESDAY
6,220,000

2
COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L (MISSOURI/NORTHWESTERN)
ESPN
MONDAY
6,076,000

3
ICARLY
NICK
SATURDAY
5,943,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,675,000

5
COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L(LSU/GEORGIA TECH)
ESPN
WEDNESDAY
5,635,000

6
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,902,000

7
TRUE JACKSON, VP
NICK
SATURDAY
4,546,000

8
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,331,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SUNDAY
4,162,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SUNDAY
4,127,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 29, 2008 – January 4, 2009)

CBS’s “NCIS” and “Kennedy Center Honors” special were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 30, 2008.
NBC’s special presentation of ”Law And Order: SVU” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
13,433,000

2
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS(S)-12/30/2008
CBS
10,513,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 12/30(S)-12/30/2008
NBC
9,624,000

4
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
8,881,000

5
HAPPY NEW YEAR, C. BROWN(S)-12/30/2008
ABC
6,334,000

6
HOUSE
FOX
5,922,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,407,000

8
LAW AND ORDER 12/30(S)-12/30/2008
NBC
5,259,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
5,084,000

10
FRINGE
FOX
5,082,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.5 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 7.9 million average viewers. FOX and ABC …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (PACKERS/BEARS)
ESPN
MONDAY
13,803,000

2
COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L(WISCONSIN/FLORIDA STATE)
ESPN
SATURDAY
7,059,000

3
COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L(MIAMI (FL)/CALIFORNIA)
ESPN
SATURDAY
6,508,000

4
COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L(WEST VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA)
ESPN
SATURDAY
5,881,000

5
COLL GAMEDAY SCOREBOARD
ESPN
SATURDAY
5,802,000

6
COLL GAMEDAY SCOREBOARD
ESPN
SATURDAY
5,675,000

7
COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L(BOISE STATE/TCU)
ESPN
TUESDAY
5,061,000

8
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (\WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,883,000

9
NCIS
USA
SATURDAY
4,781,000

10
NCIS
USA
SATURDAY
4,738,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 22, 2008 – December 28, 2008)

CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” special presentations were the number one and number-two ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 23, 2008.
NBC’s “Law And Order: SVU” rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SPCL(S)-12/23/2008
CBS
10,676,000

2
NCIS 9P-SPECIAL(S)-12/23/2008
CBS
10,598,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,052,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
6,739,000

5
HOW GRINCH STOLE XMAS-TUE(S)-12/23/2008
ABC
6,524,000

6
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS(S)-12/23/2008
CBS
6,428,000

7
LAW AND ORDER 12/23(S)-12/23/2008
NBC
6,175,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU 12/23(S)-12/23/2008
NBC
6,034,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
4,840,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
4,696,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 9.2 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 6.4 million average viewers. …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L(BROWNS/EAGLES)
ESPN
MONDAY
9,882,000

2
NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME (2008 – RAVENS VS. COWBOYS)
NFLN
SATURDAY
5,759,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,003,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,982,000

5
SUNDAY MOVIE II (UNDERCOVER CHRISTMAS)
LIF
SUNDAY
4,725,000

6
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,441,000

7
SPONGEBOB
NICK
TUESDAY
4,174,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,165,000

9
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,137,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,099,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008 – December 21, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
19,937,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
19,314,000

3
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
18,858,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
17,915,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
15,160,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,560,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
14,475,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
13,377,000

9
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
13,133,000

10
CSI
CBS
Thursday
12,677,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008 – December 21, 2008)

CBS’s “NCIS,” “The Mentalist,” and “Without A Trace” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
NBC’s “Biggest Loser” and ABC’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” special rounded out the top five.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
19,937,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,314,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
14,475,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
11,832,000

5
CHARLIE BRWN CHRISTMAS(S)-12/16/2008
ABC
8,366,000

6
HOUSE
FOX
6,436,000

7
MOMMA’S BOYS 12/16(S)-12/16/2008
NBC
6,014,000

8
ACCORDING TO JIM-TU 9PM
ABC
5,222,000

9
ELI STONE
ABC
5,151,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,060,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 16, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 17.9 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 9.9 million average viewers.  ABC and FOX claimed third and …

FOX’s “House” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, December 9, 2008, with almost 14.1 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three, with approximately 13.69 million and 13.66 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
HOUSE
FOX
14,051,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
13,695,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,662,000

4
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
11,015,000

5
BIGGEST LOSER 6
NBC
9,356,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
8,555,000

7
AMER FUNN HM VIDEOS-12/9(S)-12/09/2008
ABC
7,032,000

8
FRINGE
FOX
6,953,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
5,519,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,222,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 9, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 11 million average viewers.  NBC and ABC
claimed …

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
18,742,000

2
NCIS
CBS
18,518,000

3
CSI
CBS
17,476,000

4
OT, THE
FOX
16,220,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
16,088,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,279,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
13,794,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
13,630,000

9
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
13,286,000

10
BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS (S)
ABC
13,191,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 1, 2008 – December 7, 2008).