FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 14, 2009. The show drew just over 24.4 million average viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” was the second-ranked program with 15.2 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCIS” rounded out the top three with 13.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,378,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
15,239,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,559,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,227,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
12,183,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
10,150,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,111,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
6,494,000

9
CUPID
ABC
6,097,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,838,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 14, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Monday, April 13, 2009 with approximately 19.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 15.0 and 13.4 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,463,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
15,027,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,385,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,190,000

5
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,603,000

6
24 
FOX
10,864,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,057,000

8
SURVIVING SUBURBIA
ABC
9,711,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,596,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,650,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.1 & 9.8 million viewers Friday, April 10, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,084,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,803,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
9,768,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,905,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,281,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,836,000

7
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,416,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,299,000

9
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
4,080,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
3,768,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. NBC and MNT
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.2 million and 3.6 million average viewers.
FOX and the UNI …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 8, 2009. The show drew just over 23.0 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” ranked second and third with 13.6 and 12.5 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
22,976,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,606,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,504,000

4
LOST
ABC
8,565,000

5
LIE TO ME
FOX
8,563,000

6
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,242,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,172,000

8
UNUSUALS, THE
ABC
6,825,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,621,000

10
LAW & ORDER-WED 8PM
NBC
5,439,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 8, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 15.8 million viewers, while CBS took second place with …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The program had approximately 17.8 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 16.9 and 14.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
17,807,000

2
NCIS
CBS
16,921,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
14,561,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
12,154,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
9,883,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
9,264,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
8,096,000

8
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
5,912,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,708,000

10
CUPID
ABC
5,187,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 7, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.9 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately 15.6 and …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 6, 2009. The show drew just over 19.9 million average viewers Monday night.
CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Special” was the second-ranked program with 17.6 million average viewers while FOX’s “House” rounded out the top three with 13.3 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,883,000

2
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S)-04/06/2009
CBS
17,649,000

3
HOUSE
FOX
13,294,000

4
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP(S)-04/06/2009
CBS
12,152,000

5
SURVIVING SUBURBIA
ABC
11,249,000

6
24
FOX
10,958,000

7
CASTLE
ABC
9,029,000

8
MEDIUM
NBC
7,173,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
6,940,000

10
HEROES
NBC
6,109,000

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

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of …

NBC’s “E.R.” final episode was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Thursday, April 2, 2009 with approximately 16.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 14.6 and 11.3 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
E.R.
NBC
16,378,000

2
CSI
CBS
14,625,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,267,000

4
E.R. RETROSPECTIVE(S)-04/02/2009
NBC
10,632,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,366,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,254,000

7
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,953,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU
UNI
5,866,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU
UNI
5,040,000

10
IN THE MOTHERHOOD
ABC
5,007,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 2, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 14.5 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 12.1 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 1, 2009. The show drew just over 24.3 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “I Get That A Lot(S)-04/01/2009″ and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 10.4 and 10.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,342,000

2
I GET THAT A LOT(S)-04/01/2009
CBS
10,350,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
10,060,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,030,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,574,000

6
LIE TO ME
FOX
9,180,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,340,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,697,000

9
LIFE ON MARS
ABC
5,639,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,522,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 1, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million viewers, …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The program had approximately 24.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 17.2 and 17.0 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,410,000

2
NCIS
CBS
17,230,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,957,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
13,513,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,527,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,367,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,775,000

8
OSBOURNES: RELO PVW-3/31(S)-03/31/2009
FOX
8,395,000

9
CUPID
ABC
7,217,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,641,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 31, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.7 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, March 30, 2009. The program had approximately 20.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 14.6 and 13.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
20,484,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,556,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,458,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,511,000

5
24
FOX
11,265,000

6
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,025,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,735,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,202,000

9
CASTLE
ABC
9,089,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,267,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 30, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million average viewers, while …