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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 11, 2009

christine — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:35:09 +0000

ABC’s “NBA Finals On ABC-Game 4″ claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 11, 2009. The show drew approximately 16.0 million average viewers Thursday evening.

CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “CSI” rounded out the top three with 8.9 and 8.7 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4(S)-06/11/2009	ABC	15,957,000
2	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	8,944,000
3	CSI	CBS	8,740,000
4	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU	FOX	8,648,000
5	BONES	FOX	5,655,000
6	I’M A CELEBRITY-THU	NBC	5,171,000
7	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU	UNI	5,140,000
8	GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 4(S)-06/11/2009	ABC	4,877,000
9	OLD CHRISTINE-THURSDAY SP(S)-06/11/2009	CBS	4,841,000
10	OLD CHRISTINE THURSDAY SP(S)-06/11/2009	CBS	4,595,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 11, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of 13.2 million viewers followed by CBS with
approximately 7.5 million viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly
7.2 and 4.3 million average viewers. UNI and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 4.2 million and 1.6 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 10, 2009

christine — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:31:45 +0000

FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for June 10, 2009. The show drew just over 8.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.

ABC’s “Wipeout” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.5 million average viewers while “Criminal Minds” rounded out the top three with 8.3 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED	FOX	8,687,000
2	WIPEOUT	ABC	8,486,000
3	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	8,341,000
4	CSI: NY	CBS	8,019,000
5	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED	UNI	5,056,000
6	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	4,850,000
7	I’M A CELEBRITY-WED	NBC	4,760,000
8	UNUSUALS, THE	ABC	4,403,000
9	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED	UNI	3,994,000
10	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	3,910,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 10, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 8.7 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 7.1 million average viewers. CBS and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.8 and 4.8 million average viewers.
UNI and TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.1 million and 2.4 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 9, 2009

christine — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:06 +0000

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	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S)-06/09/2009	ABC	14,196,000
2	MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY	CBS	11,621,000
3	NCIS	CBS	11,052,000
4	48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY	CBS	8,846,000
5	NBC NHL STANLEY CUP FNL#6(S)-06/09/2009	NBC	5,814,000
6	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE	UNI	4,930,000
7	GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 3(S)-06/09/2009	ABC	4,706,000
8	MENTAL	FOX	4,700,000
9	NBC NHL STANLEY CUP-PRE 6(S)-06/09/2009	NBC	4,172,000
10	HOUSE-TUE 8P	FOX	3,914,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 9, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 11.6 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 10.5 million average viewers. NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.7 and 4.3 million average viewers,
respectively. UNI and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average
audiences of roughly 4.0 million and 1.3 million average viewers.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 5, 2009

christine — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:01:33 +0000

BC’s “NBC News: Obama White House Special” was the number one-ranked program on broadcast TV Friday, June 5, 2009 with roughly 6.4 million average viewers.

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” and CBS’s “Numb3rs” followed with approximately 6.1 and 5.8 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2(S)-06/05/2009	NBC	6,448,000
2	DATELINE FRI	NBC	6,076,000
3	NUMB3RS	CBS	5,833,000
4	FLASHPOINT	CBS	5,481,000
5	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	5,382,000
6	20/20-FRI	ABC	4,909,000
7	NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1(S)-06/05/2009	NBC	4,702,000
8	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI	UNI	4,410,000
9	CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI	UNI	3,804,000
10	DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	3,468,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 5, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 5.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 5.6 million average viewers. UNI and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.7 million and 3.4 million average viewers.
FOX and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 3.1 million
and 2.9 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, June 4, 2009

christine — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:00:52 +0000

ABC’s “NBA Finals on ABC-Game 1 Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for June 4, 2009. The show drew just over 13.0 million average viewers Thursday evening.

CBS’s “The Mentalist” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.5 million average viewers while “CSI” rounded out the top three with 8.2 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S)-06/04/2009	ABC	13,042,000
2	MENTALIST, THE	CBS	8,546,000
3	SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU	FOX	8,175,000
4	CSI	CBS	7,862,000
5	BONES	FOX	6,230,000
6	BIG BANG THEORY, THE SP(S)-06/04/2009	CBS	5,669,000
7	LISTENER	NBC	5,315,000
8	I’M A CELEBRITY-THU	NBC	5,241,000
9	GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 1(S)-06/04/2009	ABC	5,154,000
10	OLD CHRISTINE SPECIAL(S)-06/04/2009	CBS	5,039,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (June 4, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 7.3 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.2 and 5.3 million average viewers.
UNI and CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.1 million and 1.3 million average viewers.