CBS’s “NCIS”, “Then Mentalist” and “48 Hours Mystery Tuesday” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.4, 10.1 and 7.2 million viewers Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4
ABC
THURSDAY
5,017,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3
ABC
TUESDAY
4,735,000

3
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 5
ABC
SUNDAY
4,408,000

4
NBA TROPHY PRESENTATION
ABC
SUNDAY
4,372,000

5
GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 3
ABC
TUESDAY
1,684,000

6
GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 4
ABC
THURSDAY
1,644,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,226,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,216,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,182,000

10
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,162,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 8, 2009 – June 14, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
15,957,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S)
ABC
TUESDAY
14,196,000

3
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 5(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,171,000

4
NBA TROPHY PRESENTATION(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
13,475,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
11,621,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,052,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,517,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,944,000

9
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
8,846,000

10
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,740,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 8, 2009 – June 14, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
15,957,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S)
ABC
TUESDAY
14,196,000

3
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 5(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,171,000

4
NBA TROPHY PRESENTATION(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
13,475,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
11,621,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,052,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,517,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,944,000

9
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
8,846,000

10
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,740,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 8, 2009 – June 14, 2009)

ABC’s “NBA Finals on ABC-Game 3″ claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 9, 2009. The show drew just over 14.2 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” were ranked second and third with approximately 11.6
and 11.1 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,061,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
13,042,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
11,562,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,256,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
10,875,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
10,095,000

7
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1(S)
NBC
TUESDAY
9,169,000

8
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2(S)
NBC
WEDNESDAY
9,039,000

9
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,890,000

10
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
WEDNESDAY
8,866,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 1, 2009 – June 7, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,333,000

2
WITHOUT A TRACE-SPECIAL
CBS
THURSDAY
1,276,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,198,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,186,000

5
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,174,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,171,000

7
NCIS THURSDAY 8PM-SPECIAL
CBS
THURSDAY
1,034,000

8
LAW & ORDER:SVU-WED 9PM
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,026,000

9
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,006,000

10
CSI: MIAMI-SPC
CBS
MONDAY
992,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 25, 2009 – May 31, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
12,463,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
12,357,000

3
G STRAIT:ACM ARTST DECADE(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
10,628,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
9,976,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
THURSDAY
9,710,000

6
NCIS THURSDAY 8PM-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
THURSDAY
9,636,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
9,570,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN-SPC(S)
CBS
MONDAY
9,268,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
9,151,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS SPECIAL(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
8,927,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 25, 2009 – May 31, 2009)

CBS’s “NCIS”, “‘Then Mentalist” and “Without A Trace” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 12.5, 12.4 and 9.6 million viewers Tuesday, May 26, 2009.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
28,838,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
23,822,000

3
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
20,311,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,166,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,820,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
16,505,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
16,183,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
14,197,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,986,000

10
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
MONDAY
12,871,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 18, 2009 – May 24, 2009)