RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,541,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
20,889,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,268,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,724,000

5
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
SUNDAY
15,239,000

6
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,858,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,233,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,930,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
12,563,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
12,066,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
6,276,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
6,011,000

3
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,737,000

4
PRES ADDRESS/ANALYSIS(S)-02/24/2009
FOXNC
TUESDAY
5,058,000

5
OBAMA CONG ADDRESS
CNN
TUESDAY
5,050,000

6
OBAMA ADDRESS TO CONGRESS(S)-02/24/2009
FOXNC
TUESDAY
5,015,000

7
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
4,848,000

8
SR/OBAMA CONG ANALYSIS
CNN
TUESDAY
4,680,000

9
PRES ADDRESS/GOP RESPONSE(S)-02/24/2009
FOXNC
TUESDAY
4,674,000

10
NCIS
USA
THURSDAY
4,535,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009)

CBS’s “NCIS” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 24, 2009. The show drew just over 18.3 million average viewers Tuesday night.
NBC’s “Biggest Loser 7″ was the second-ranked program with 9.9 million average viewers while ABC’s “Analysis-ABC(S)-02/24/2009″ rounded out the top three with 8.3 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
18,268,000

2
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,856,000

3
ANALYSIS-ABC(S)-02/24/2009
ABC
8,329,000

4
ADDRESS ANALYSIS-1-CBS(S)-02/24/2009
CBS
8,286,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN TUE-SP(S)-02/24/2009
CBS
6,845,000

6
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
6,136,000

7
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
5,541,000

8
BONES SP-2/24 8P(S)-02/24/2009
FOX
4,931,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,513,000

10
OFFICE 2/24(S)-02/24/2009
NBC
4,157,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 24, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ACADEMY AWARDS(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
36,310,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,374,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,790,000

4
OSCAR’S RED CARPET 2009(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
24,357,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
18,226,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,064,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
16,920,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,572,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,536,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,195,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 16, 2009 – February 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
6,402,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
5,887,000

3
MONK
USA
FRIDAY
5,544,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,541,000

5
ICARLY
NICK
MONDAY
5,089,000

6
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,962,000

7
PSYCH
USA
FRIDAY
4,828,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,678,000

9
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
4,677,000

10
DADNAPPED
DSNY
MONDAY
4,620,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 16, 2009 – February 22, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Tuesday, February 17, 2009 with approximately 25.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three with approximately 18.2 and 18.1
million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
25,374,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
18,226,000

3
NCIS
CBS
18,064,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,102,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,484,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,882,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
6,120,000

8
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
5,695,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
5,157,000

10
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
4,712,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 25.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 16.1 million average …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
40TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
FOX
THURSDAY
2,786,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,764,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,757,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,946,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,614,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,585,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,534,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,475,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,395,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,384,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 9, 2009 – February 15, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,941,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,825,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
19,699,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,031,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,938,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,159,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,995,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,308,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
14,097,000

10
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,010,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 9, 2009 – February 15, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 10, 2009. The show drew just over 24.9 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three with 19.7 and 18.0 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,941,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,699,000

3
NCIS
CBS
18,031,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
14,308,000

5
DATELINE NBC 2/10(S)-02/10/2009
NBC
11,259,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
9,828,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,252,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,746,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
4,818,000

10
CHARLIE BROWN VALENTINE(S)-02/10/2009
ABC
4,811,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.6 million viewers, while CBS …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
26,601,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
26,384,000

3
GRAMMY AWARDS(S)
CBS
Sunday
19,048,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
16,739,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,550,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
16,102,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
15,273,000

8
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
14,871,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
14,438,000

10
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
13,849,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 2, 2009 – February 8, 2009)