CBS’s “Numb3rs” & “Ghost Whisperer” were the number one & two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, May 15, 2009. The programs had approximately 9.7 and 9.2 million average viewers. NBC’s “Farrah’s Story-Special” was the third-ranked program with approximately 9.0 million average viewers.

CBS’s “Numb3rs”, “Ghost Whisperer” and “Flashpoint” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.6, 9.5 and 8.6 million viewers Friday, May 8, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,567,000

2
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,500,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
8,618,000

4
DATELINE FRI
NBC
5,226,000

5
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,024,000

6
ABC FRI MOVIE OF WK-5/8(S)-05/08/2009
ABC
5,011,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,355,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
3,398,000

9
PRISON BREAK
FOX
2,992,000

10
ROSA DE GUADALUPE FRI
UNI
2,980,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.0 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.3 million and …

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men,” “CSI: Miami,” and “Worst Week” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, December 15, 2008.
CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother” and “The Big Bang Theory” rounded out the top five.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
17,915,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
14,560,000

3
WORST WEEK
CBS
12,036,000

4
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
11,371,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
11,220,000

6
HEROES
NBC
7,866,000

7
CHUCK
NBC
7,661,000

8
WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS(S)-12/15/2008
ABC
7,085,000

9
PRISON BREAK
FOX
5,368,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
5,208,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.6 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 6.5 …

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, December 8, 2008.
ABC’s “Charlie Brown” Christmas Special rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
15,588,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,787,000

3
CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS(S)-12/08/2008
ABC
11,017,000

4
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,504,000

5
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
10,491,000

6
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
9,885,000

7
HEROES
NBC
7,719,000

8
CHUCK
NBC
6,936,000

9
PRISON BREAK
FOX
5,396,000

10
TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON
FOX
5,250,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 8, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.4 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 10.3 million average viewers.  NBC and FOX
claimed third and fourth places …