NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” and “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday 8PM” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, July 28, 2009 with approximately 13.2 and 8.6 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” was ranked second with 9.7 approximately millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
13,245,000

2
NCIS
CBS
9,731,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
8,559,000

4
BACHELORETTE:AFTER ROSE(S)-07/28/2009
ABC
7,986,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,241,000

6
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,036,000

7
BIG BROTHER 11-TUE
CBS
6,070,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,825,000

9
MEDIUM
CBS
4,713,000

10
MORE TO LOVE
FOX
4,015,000

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

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 6.8 million average viewers. FOX …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,748,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,256,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,721,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
9,611,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,312,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,795,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,521,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
8,417,000

9
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,268,000

10
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
8,038,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
6,803,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
6,601,000

3
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L
ESPN
SUNDAY
6,487,000

4
ROYAL PAINS
USA
THURSDAY
6,205,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,275,000

6
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
FRIDAY
5,047,000

7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT
USA
MONDAY
5,036,000

8
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,871,000

9
NATIONWIDE POST RACE L
ESPN
SUNDAY
4,869,000

10
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,797,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,500,000

2
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,099,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,071,000

4
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
1,016,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
981,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
950,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
946,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
900,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
832,000

10
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
719,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009 – July 26, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME(S)
FOX
TUESDAY
14,593,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,513,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDA
11,639,000

4
FOX MLB ALL-STAR PRE(S)
FOX
TUESDAY
11,224,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,451,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,120,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,372,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,226,000

9
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
8,013,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,012,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,658,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,224,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,112,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,112,000

5
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME
FOX
TUESDAY
1,041,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
964,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
919,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
894,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
888,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
888,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,907,000

2
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,998,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
10,570,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,411,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
9,247,000

6
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,769,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,761,000

8
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
8,657,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,342,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,258,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,479,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,208,000

3
DATELINE NBC 7/7
NBC
TUESDAY
1,196,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,162,000

5
20/20 SP EDITION-7/7
ABC
TUESDAY
1,135,000

6
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,090,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
988,000

8
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
978,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
969,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
928,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009)

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist-Tuesday” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, July 7, 2009 with approximately 11.0 and 9.2 million average viewers.
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” was ranked second with 10.6 approximately million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,145,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,440,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,827,000

4
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
10,545,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
9,786,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,290,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,392,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,236,000

9
AMERICA’S GT TLNT 8P 6/30(S)
NBC
TUESDAY
8,235,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
8,201,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 29, 2009 – July 5, 2009)