FOX’s “American Idol-Thursday Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 29, 2009. The show drew just over 24.6 million average viewers Thursday evening.
CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” rounded out the top three with 20.2 and 12.7 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-1/29(S)-01/29/2009
FOX
24,613,000

2
CSI
CBS
20,153,000

3
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
12,744,000

4
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
10,858,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS THU SP(S)-01/29/2009
CBS
8,840,000

6
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
7,735,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI
5,929,000

8
OFFICE
NBC
5,818,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
5,589,000

10
30 ROCK
NBC
5,049,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 29, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, January 22, 2009 with 17.6 and 12.3 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Thursday evening with approximately 14.4 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
17,572,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,432,000

3
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
12,314,000

4
BONES
FOX
9,976,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
9,487,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
8,756,000

7
CSI – THU 8P SPECIAL(S)-01/22/2009
CBS
8,523,000

8
E.R.
NBC
7,654,000

9
BONES SP-1/22 9P(S)-01/22/2009
FOX
7,549,000

10
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,497,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 22, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.8 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 10.5 million average viewers. FOX and …

CBS’s “CSI”, “CSI-8PM Special” and “Eleventh Hour” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 24.2, 15.5 and 13.2 million viewers Thursday, January 15, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
24,246,000

2
CSI – 8PM SPECIAL(S)-01/15/2009
CBS
15,515,000

3
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
13,159,000

4
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
13,099,000

5
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,494,000

6
OFFICE
NBC
8,491,000

7
E.R.
NBC
6,950,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
6,634,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,147,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL 1/15(S)-01/15/2009
NBC
5,991,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 15, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.7 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 9.3 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.9 million and 4.6 …

FOX’s “FEDEX BCS National Championship Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 8, 2009. The show drew just over 26.8 million average viewers Thursday night.
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” was the second-ranked program with almost 13.9 million average viewers, and CBS’s “CSI” rounded out the top three with just over 11 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP(S)-01/08/2009
FOX
26,767,000

2
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
13,866,000

3
CSI
CBS
11,004,000

4
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
8,977,000

5
CSI: NY THURSDAY 8PM SP(S)-01/08/2009
CBS
8,569,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
7,645,000

7
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,535,000

8
E.R.
NBC
7,342,000

9
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
5,601,000

10
30 ROCK
NBC
5,373,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” special presentations were the number one and number-two ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, December 25, 2008.
NBC’s “Deal Or No Deal” special rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI – SPECIAL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
8,029,000

2
ELEVENTH HOUR – SPECIAL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
7,370,000

3
DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/25(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
6,524,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE 8PM SPCL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
5,877,000

5
UGLY BETTY SP-12/25(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,606,000

6
PRIVATE PRACTICE SP-12/25(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,521,000

7
OFFICE 12/25-A(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
3,384,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM SP(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,366,000

9
KITCHEN NGHTMR SP-XMAS 9P(S)-12/25/2008
FOX
2,970,000

10
OFFICE 12/25-B(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
2,800,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 25, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.1 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 5.4 million average viewers. …

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 17, 2008, drawing approximately 15.2 and 13.4 million average viewers, respectively.
NBC’s “Muppets Christmas Letter to Santa” special rounded out the top three, with 7.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
15,160,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
13,377,000

3
MUPPETS XMAS LTR TO SANTA(S)-12/17/2008
NBC
7,466,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,378,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,292,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,016,000

7
SECRET MLNR SP-12/17 8P(S)-12/17/2008
FOX
6,709,000

8
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,610,000

9
LIFE
NBC
5,216,000

10
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,129,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 17, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12 million viewers,
while NBC took second place with almost 6.6 million average …

CBS’s “Criminal Minds,” “CSI: NY,” and “Old Christine” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 10, 2008. 

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,677,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
13,328,000

3
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,944,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,731,000

5
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,506,000

6
SECRET MLNR SP-12/10 8P(S)-12/10/2008
FOX
7,260,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,859,000

8
LIFE
NBC
5,639,000

9
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,240,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,220,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 10, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.9 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 6 million average viewers.  FOX and ABC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.9 million and 5.7 million average viewers.  UNI and the MNT followed …

CBS’s “Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Wednesday, December 3, 2008, drawing approximately 11.8 million average viewers.
NBC’s “Law And Order” and “Christmas-Rockefeller Center” rounded out the top three, with just over 11.3 million and 10.3 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
RUDOLPH RED-NOSE REINDEER(S)-12/03/2008
CBS
11,815,000

2
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
11,309,000

3
CHRISTMAS-ROCKEFELLER CEN(S)-12/03/2008
NBC
10,324,000

4
VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION(S)-12/03/2008
CBS
8,680,000

5
LIFE
NBC
8,148,000

6
SECRET MLNR SP-12/3 9P(S)-12/03/2008
FOX
8,051,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
7,782,000

8
GRAMMY NOMINATION CONCERT(S)-12/03/2008
CBS
6,986,000

9
SECRET MLNR SP-12/3 8P(S)-12/03/2008
FOX
6,666,000

10
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,642,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 3, 2008).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 9.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 9.2 million …

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 26, 2008.
ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” rounded out the top three.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,108,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
12,304,000

3
BARBARA WALTERS SP-11/26(S)-11/26/2008
ABC
11,612,000

4
BONES
FOX
9,867,000

5
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,631,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,483,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
6,334,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
6,330,000

9
DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED
NBC
6,319,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED
UNI
5,506,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 25, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 11.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 7.4 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.3 …

CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” were the number one and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
FOX’s “Bones” rounded out the top three with 10.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
16,334,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
14,119,000

3
BONES
FOX
10,818,000

4
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,882,000

5
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,847,000

6
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,623,000

7
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
7,225,000

8
HOUSE-WED 9P
FOX
5,684,000

9
DIRTY SEXY MONEY
ABC
5,580,000

10
LIFE
NBC
5,427,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 19, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 12.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 8.3 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 6.1 million and 5.9 million average viewers,
respectively. …