CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, April 30, 2009 with 15.5 and 11.7 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was ranked second with 14.1 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,335,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,168,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,793,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,710,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS 10PM-SP
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,539,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,445,000

7
GAME, THE
CW
FRIDAY
1,389,000

8
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
1,336,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,321,000

10
UNIT, THE
CBS
SUNDAY
1,303,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 20, 2009 – April 26, 2009)

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, April 23, 2009 with 14.6 and 11.3 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was ranked second with 13.5 million average viewers.

FOX’s “American Idol Thursday Result Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 26, 2009. The show drew just over 23.1 million average viewers Thursday night.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second-ranked program with 16.1 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Thursday” rounded out the top three with 10.4 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26(S)-03/26/2009
FOX
23,102,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
16,101,000

3
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2(S)-03/26/2009
CBS
10,375,000

4
E.R.
NBC
10,355,000

5
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
10,129,000

6
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
10,123,000

7
OFFICE
NBC
8,647,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
7,169,000

9
IN THE MOTHERHOOD
ABC
6,697,000

10
PREMIO LO NUESTRO’09 3/26(S)-03/26/2009
UNI
6,602,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 26, 2009).

Overall, …

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” and “Private Practice” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, March 19, 2009 with 14.6 and 9.7 million average viewers. FOX’s “Bones” was ranked second with 10.5 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,606,000

2
BONES
FOX
10,517,000

3
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
9,736,000

4
E.R.
NBC
9,469,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
8,070,000

6
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-EVETH2(S)-03/19/2009
CBS
7,775,000

7
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,539,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,417,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,134,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,430,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 19, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.6 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 9.0 million average viewers. CBS and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, March 12, 2009 with 17.1 and 12.8 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Thursday evening with approximately 13.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
17,132,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
13,642,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
12,818,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,608,000

5
E.R.
NBC
10,862,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,667,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,604,000

8
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,714,000

9
OFFICE
NBC
7,673,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,117,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 12, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 9.8 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, February 19, 2009 with 16.9 and 13.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Thursday evening with approximately 15.6 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
16,920,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,572,000

3
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
13,589,000

4
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
11,170,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
11,157,000

6
BONES
FOX
9,507,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,602,000

8
E.R.
NBC
7,506,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,789,000

10
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,574,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 19, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.5 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,941,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,825,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
19,699,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,031,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,938,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,159,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,995,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,308,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
14,097,000

10
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,010,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 9, 2009 – February 15, 2009)

CBS’s “CSI” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for February 12, 2009. The show drew just over 17.9 million average viewers Thursday evening.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” and “Private Practice” rounded out the top three with 15.2 and 14.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
17,938,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,159,000

3
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
14,097,000

4
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
13,632,000

5
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
10,941,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
9,000,000

7
30 ROCK
NBC
7,675,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,402,000

9
E.R.
NBC
7,241,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,399,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 12, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 14.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.2 million average viewers. …

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” and “Private Practice” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, February 5, 2009 with 15.3 and 12.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI” rounded out the top three with 11.8 million average viewers respectively.