RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9
NBC
SUNDAY
1,314,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,265,000

3
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,264,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,197,000

5
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,038,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
981,000

7
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
943,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
939,000

9
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN
MNT
FRIDAY
934,000

10
AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
FOX
SATURDAY
912,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 9, 2009)

FOX’s “America’s Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for August 5, 2009. The show drew just over 10.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
NBC’s “Wipeout” and CBS’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 8.0 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,241,000

2
DATELINE FRI
NBC
FRIDAY
1,145,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,106,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,105,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
986,000

6
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
955,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
933,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
SUNDAY
896,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
884,000

10
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
847,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 29, 2009. The show drew just over 11.2 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” was the second-ranked program with approximately 7.8 million average viewers while ABC’s “Wipeout” rounded out the top three with approximately 6.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
11,188,000

2
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
7,810,000

3
WIPEOUT
ABC
6,793,000

4
CSI: NY
CBS
6,651,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
6,430,000

6
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 8P
NBC
6,257,000

7
PHILANTHROPIST
NBC
4,931,000

8
PRIMETIME: CRIME
ABC
4,896,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
4,585,000

10
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
4,047,000

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

Overall, FOX won …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,500,000

2
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,099,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,071,000

4
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
1,016,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
981,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
950,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
946,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
900,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
832,000

10
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
719,000

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

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for July 22, 2009. The show drew just over 11.3 million average viewers Wednesday night.
FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” and CBS’s “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 7.4 and 7.3 millon average viewers respectively.

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 15, 2009. The show drew just over 11.6 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.0 million average viewers while ABC’s “Wipeout” rounded out the top three with approximately 7.7 million average viewers.

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for July 8, 2009. The show drew just over 11.9 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
ABC’s “Wipeout” was the second-ranked program with approximately 8.2 million average viewers while FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 7.6 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NEWS: MICHAEL JACKSON
CBS
THURSDAY
1,230,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,127,000

3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,107,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
FRIDAY
1,073,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
997,000

6
20/20 SP EDITION-6/25 10P
ABC
THURSDAY
982,000

7
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
981,000

8
20/20 SP EDITION-6/25 9P
ABC
THURSDAY
976,000

9
DATELINE FRI
NBC
FRIDAY
947,000

10
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
939,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 22, 2009 – June 28, 2009)

NBC’s “America Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for June 24, 2009. The show drew just over 10.4 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
ABC’s “Wipeout” was the second-ranked program with approximately 7.8 million average viewers while FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 7.6 million average viewers.