CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 11.4, 10.3 and 9.5 million viewers Friday, February 6, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
11,415,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
10,303,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
9,515,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,373,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
6,518,000

6
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
5,547,000

7
WIFE SWAP
ABC
5,004,000

8
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,980,000

9
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
4,732,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,665,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 6, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 10.4 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 6.3 million average viewers. UNI claimed third place with approximately 4.6 million viewers while NBC and FOX came …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.6, 10.1 and 10.0 million viewers Friday, January 9, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,644,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
10,135,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
10,000,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,906,000

5
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
7,777,000

6
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,552,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
5,257,000

8
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,933,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,849,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,725,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 9, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 10.2 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.1 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.6 million and 4.5 million average …

CBS’s back-to-back “Ghost Whisperer” special presentations were the number one and number-three ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, December 26, 2008.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” special was sandwiched in between, in second place.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER-SPECIAL(S)-12/26/2008
CBS
7,795,000

2
NUMB3RS-SPECIAL(S)-12/26/2008
CBS
6,690,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER 9PM-SP(S)-12/26/2008
CBS
6,509,000

4
SMARTER THAN 5TH SP-12/26(S)-12/26/2008
FOX
5,678,000

5
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,672,000

6
DONT FORGET LYR SP-12/26(S)-12/26/2008
FOX
5,378,000

7
DATELINE 12/26(S)-12/26/2008
NBC
5,234,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,773,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,294,000

10
SUPERNANNY SP-12/26(S)-12/26/2008
ABC
3,780,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 26, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 5.8 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places …

CBS’s “The Mentalist”, “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” were the number one, two and three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, November 21, 2008.
Each program drew over 11 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE-FRIDAY-SP(S)-11/21/2008
CBS
11,543,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
11,295,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
11,282,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
8,280,000

5
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
6,033,000

6
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
5,756,000

7
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
5,681,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,097,000

9
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,712,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,634,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 21, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.4 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 6.0 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 5.9 million and 4.2 million …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numb3rs” were the number one and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, November 14, 2008.
ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” rounded out the top three with approximately 8.1 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
11,575,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,285,000

3
BARBARA WALTERS SP-11/14(S)-11/14/2008
ABC
8,054,000

4
PRICE IS RIGHT: TROOPS(S)-11/14/2008
CBS
7,097,000

5
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
5,414,000

6
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
5,304,000

7
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
5,134,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,855,000

9
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,848,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,579,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 14, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.3 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 5.8 million average …

CBS’s “Numbers,” “NCIS,” and “Ghost Whisperer” claimed the top three spots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, November 7, 2008.
ABC’s “20/20″ and FOX’s “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?” rounded out the top five.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NUMB3RS
CBS
11,275,000

2
NCIS FRIDAY 9PM-SPECIAL(S)-11/07/2008
CBS
11,216,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,888,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
8,235,000

5
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
6,458,000

6
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
5,520,000

7
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,401,000

8
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
4,979,000

9
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,896,000

10
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,587,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 7, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 11.1 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 6.1 million average …

CBS’s “NCIS” special, “Numbers,” and “Ghost Whisperer” claimed the top three slots in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 31, 2008.
ABC’s “20/20″ and NBC’s “Deal Or No Deal” rounded out the top five.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS FRIDAY 9PM SPECIAL(S)-10/31/2008
CBS
11,238,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
10,722,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,403,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,953,000

5
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
4,878,000

6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
4,628,000

7
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
4,539,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,118,000

9
CRUSOE
NBC
4,088,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,055,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 31, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of just over 10.4 million viewers, while ABC took second place with just over 4.8 million average viewers. …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were, respectively, the number one- and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 10, 2008. 
“Ghost Whisperer” drew an average audience of almost 9.7 million viewers, while “Numbers” drew roughly 8 million average viewers.
ABC’s “20/20″ rounded out the top three, with just over 7 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,693,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
8,012,000

3
20/20-FRI
ABC
7,017,000

4
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
6,633,000

5
EX LIST, THE
CBS
5,596,000

6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
5,443,000

7
LIFE
NBC
4,978,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,961,000

9
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS
FOX
4,829,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,345,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.8 million viewers, while …

CBS’s season premieres of “Ghost Whisperer” and “Numbers” were the number one- and number two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Friday, October 3, 2008.  “Ghost Whisperer” drew roughly 9.4 million average viewers, while “Numbers” drew an average audience of 8.2 million viewers.
ABC’s “20/20” rounded out the top three, with just over 6.8 million average viewers.
Two other premieres, CBS’s “The Ex List” (6.8 million viewers) and ABC’s “Supernanny” (4.2 million viewers), also made the top ten.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
9,447,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
8,212,000

3
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,840,000

4
EX LIST, THE
CBS
6,793,000

5
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI
NBC
6,349,000

6
SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER
FOX
5,956,000

7
LIFE
NBC
5,543,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI
UNI
4,637,000

9
DON’T FORGET …