NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” and “America Got Talent-Tuesday 8P” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, August 4, 2009 with approximately 13.0 and 6.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Tuesday evening with
approximately 9.9 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
12,957,000

2
NCIS
CBS
9,889,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
6,914,000

4
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,739,000

5
BIG BROTHER 11-TUE
CBS
6,397,000

6
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,879,000

7
MEDIUM
CBS
4,183,000

8
MORE TO LOVE
FOX
3,841,000

9
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR TUE
UNI
3,519,000

10
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
3,340,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 4, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.9 million viewers,
while CBS took …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,658,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,224,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,112,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,112,000

5
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME
FOX
TUESDAY
1,041,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
964,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
919,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
894,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
888,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
888,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,907,000

2
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,998,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
10,570,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,411,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
9,247,000

6
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,769,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,761,000

8
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
8,657,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,342,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,258,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,479,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,208,000

3
DATELINE NBC 7/7
NBC
TUESDAY
1,196,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,162,000

5
20/20 SP EDITION-7/7
ABC
TUESDAY
1,135,000

6
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,090,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
988,000

8
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
978,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
969,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
928,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 6, 2009 – July 12, 2009)

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist-Tuesday” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, July 7, 2009 with approximately 11.0 and 9.2 million average viewers.
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” was ranked second with 10.6 approximately million average viewers.

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 30, 2009. The show drew just over 13.1 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist-Tuesday” rounded out the top three with 10.8 and 10.5 million average viewers.