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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, February 25, 2009

christine — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:44:02 +0000

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 25, 2009. The show drew just over 24.5 million average viewers Wednesday evening.

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 13.9 and 12.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	24,541,000
2	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	13,930,000
3	CSI: NY	CBS	12,563,000
4	LOST	ABC	10,050,000
5	BIGGEST LOSER 7 2/25(S)-02/25/2009	NBC	8,613,000
6	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	5,774,000
7	GARY UNMARRIED	CBS	5,706,000
8	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	5,602,000
9	LOST-WED 8PM	ABC	5,000,000
10	LIFE	NBC	4,893,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (February 25, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 24.5 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 10.7 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.8 and 6.4 million average viewers, respectively. UNI and the TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.0 million and 1.2 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, December 5, 2008

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:43:18 +0000

CBS programs dominated the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, December 5, 2008.

“Numb3rs” claimed the top slot, with almost 9.9 million average viewers, while “Ghost Whisperer” and a “Numb3rs”-related special rounded out the top three, with 9.7 million and 8.4 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NUMB3RS	CBS	9,877,000
2	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	9,710,000
3	NUMB3RS FRIDAY 9PM-SPCL(S)-12/05/2008	CBS	8,428,000
4	20/20-FRI	ABC	6,438,000
5	ABC FRI MOVIE OF WK-12/5(S)-12/05/2008	ABC	6,077,000
6	SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER	FOX	5,458,000
7	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	5,237,000
8	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI	UNI	4,568,000
9	GREAT HOLIDAY MOMENTS12/5(S)-12/05/2008	NBC	4,437,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI	UNI	4,402,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (December 5, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 9.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 6.2 million average viewers. FOX and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.3 million and 4.1 million average viewers, respectively. NBC followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.9 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, December 4, 2008

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:07:29 +0000

CBS’s “CSI” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Thursday, December 4, 2008, drawing almost 17.5 million average viewers.

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Barbara Walters Presents” rounded out the top three, with just over 15.3 million and 13.2 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	CSI	CBS	17,476,000
2	GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	ABC	15,279,000
3	BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS(S)-12/04/2008	ABC	13,191,000
4	SURVIVOR: GABON	CBS	12,727,000
5	ELEVENTH HOUR	CBS	10,864,000
6	OFFICE	NBC	8,456,000
7	UGLY BETTY	ABC	8,370,000
8	E.R.	NBC	8,202,000
9	30 ROCK	NBC	7,182,000
10	MY NAME IS EARL	NBC	6,132,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (December 4, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 13.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 12.3 million average viewers. NBC and Univision claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.2 million and 4.4 million average viewers, respectively. FOX followed in fifth place with an average audience of roughly 3.8 million average viewers.