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Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: March 2 – March 8, 2009

christine — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:49:30 +0000

RANK	NAME	NETWORK	DAY	VIEWERS (P2+)
1	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	TUESDAY	24,309,000
2	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	WEDNESDAY	22,776,000
3	AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S)	FOX	THURSDAY	21,498,000
4	CSI	CBS	THURSDAY	20,875,000
5	BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S)	ABC	MONDAY	17,466,000
6	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	MONDAY	15,477,000
7	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	MONDAY	15,469,000
8	NCIS	CBS	TUESDAY	13,667,000
9	DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	SUNDAY	13,646,000
10	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	MONDAY	13,418,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, March 2, 2009

christine — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:07:04 +0000

ABC’s “Bachelor: After Final Rose Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 2, 2009. The show drew just over 17.5 million average viewers Monday evening.

ABC’s “The Bachelor” and CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” rounded out the top three with 15.5 million average viewers respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S)-03/02/2009	ABC	17,466,000
2	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	15,477,000
3	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	15,469,000
4	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	13,418,000
5	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	11,822,000
6	24	FOX	11,139,000
7	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	11,094,000
8	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	10,830,000
9	MEDIUM	NBC	7,256,000
10	HEROES	NBC	7,154,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 16.1 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 12.7 million average viewers. FOX and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 11.1 and 7.0 million average viewers, respectively. UNI and the MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.2 million and 1.7 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, February 23, 2009

christine — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:03:14 +0000

FOX’s “House” and “24″ were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV Monday, February 23, 2009 with 14.9 and 11.7 million average viewers.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Monday evening with approximately 12.1 millon average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	HOUSE	FOX	14,858,000
2	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	12,066,000
3	24	FOX	11,683,000
4	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	10,934,000
5	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	10,059,000
6	OLD CHRISTINE-MON 930 SP(S)-02/23/2009	CBS	9,229,000
7	MEDIUM	NBC	8,429,000
8	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,317,000
9	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	7,562,000
10	TRUE BEAUTY	ABC	7,432,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 13.3 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 9.8 million average viewers. CBS and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.5 million and 7.4 million average viewers.
UNI and the TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.6
million and 1.3 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, February 16, 2009

christine — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:16:25 +0000

FOX’s “House” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 16, 2009. The show drew just over 14.2 million average viewers Monday night.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second-ranked program with 13.3 million average viewers while ABC’s “The Bachelor” rounded out the top three with 12.5 millon average viewers respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	HOUSE	FOX	14,195,000
2	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	13,319,000
3	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	12,524,000
4	24	FOX	11,224,000
5	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	10,499,000
6	MEDIUM	NBC	8,973,000
7	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,734,000
8	WORST WEEK	CBS	8,698,000
9	HEROES	NBC	7,740,000
10	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	7,293,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (February 16, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 12.7 million viewers, while ABC took second place with almost 10.7 million average viewers. CBS and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.8 and 7.9 million average viewers. UNI and the TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 5.0 million and 1.6 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, February 9, 2009

christine — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:38:36 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “CSI: Miami” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 15.0, 13.8 and 12.7 million viewers Monday, February 9, 2009.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	14,995,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	13,813,000
3	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	12,723,000
4	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	11,586,000
5	24	FOX	10,605,000
6	HEROES	NBC	7,898,000
7	MEDIUM	NBC	7,889,000
8	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON	UNI	5,601,000
9	CRISTINA MON	UNI	3,583,000
10	GOSSIP GIRL-MON	CW	1,666,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (February 9, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 10.6 million and 7.9 million average viewers.
UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
4.6 million and 1.5 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, February 2, 2009

christine — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:50:56 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, February 2, 2009 with 16.6 and 16.1 million average viewers.

FOX’s “House” rounded out the top three with 14.9 million average viewers respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	16,550,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	16,102,000
3	HOUSE	FOX	14,871,000
4	24	FOX	11,341,000
5	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	11,022,000
6	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	10,836,000
7	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	10,305,000
8	WORST WEEK	CBS	9,921,000
9	MEDIUM	NBC	8,562,000
10	HEROES	NBC	8,547,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (February 2, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.3 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 13.1 million average viewers. ABC and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.6 million and 8.5 million average viewers.
UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.9 million and 2.5 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, January 26, 2009

christine — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:24:22 +0000

FOX’s “House” and “24″ were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV Monday, January 26, 2009 with 15.7 and 12.2 million average viewers.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Monday evening with approximately 12.8 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	HOUSE	FOX	15,692,000
2	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	12,781,000
3	24	FOX	12,223,000
4	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	10,566,000
5	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	9,207,000
6	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	9,192,000
7	NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK-MON(S)-01/26/2009	NBC	8,325,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	8,083,000
9	WORST WEEK	CBS	7,130,000
10	TRUE BEAUTY	ABC	6,946,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (January 26, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 14.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 9.4 million average viewers. CBS and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 9.3 million and 7.8 million average viewers.
UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 5.2
million and 1.5 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, January 19, 2009

christine — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:42:08 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Monday, January 19, 2009 with 16.1 and 14.6 million average viewers respectively.

FOX’s “House” was sandwiched in between with 15.0 million average viewers.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	16,094,000
2	HOUSE	FOX	15,027,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	14,579,000
4	24	FOX	12,099,000
5	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	11,026,000
6	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	10,694,000
7	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	9,949,000
8	WORST WEEK	CBS	9,597,000
9	SUPERSTARS OF DANCE 1/19(S)-01/19/2009	NBC	6,505,000
10	TRUE BEAUTY	ABC	5,842,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (January 19, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 13.6 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 12.8 million average viewers. ABC and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.6 million and 6.0 million average viewers.
UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.7
million and 2.4 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, January 12, 2009

christine — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:50:53 +0000

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, January 12, 2009 with 17.1 and 15.8 million average viewers.

FOX’s “24″ rounded out the top three with 12.3 million average viewers respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	17,102,000
2	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	15,830,000
3	24	FOX	12,307,000
4	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	11,807,000
5	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	11,761,000
6	WORST WEEK	CBS	10,361,000
7	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	9,060,000
8	SUPERSTARS OF DANCE	NBC	7,190,000
9	TRUE BEAUTY	ABC	6,463,000
10	FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON	UNI	5,407,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (January 12, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.8 million viewers, while FOX took second place with almost 12.3 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.2 million and 6.3 million average viewers. UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.3 million and 3.0 million average viewers, respectively.

Primetime Broadcast Ratings, January 5, 2009

christine — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:01:02 +0000

FOX’s “Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Special” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, January 5, 2009, with approximately 17.1million average viewers.

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three, with approximately 11.6 and 10.4 million average viewers, respectively.

Rank	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL(S)-01/05/2009	FOX	17,056,000
2	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	11,559,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	10,400,000
4	SUPERSTARS OF DANCE	NBC	9,666,000
5	BACHELOR, THE	ABC	8,742,000
6	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,505,000
7	TRUE BEAUTY	ABC	7,606,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	7,234,000
9	WORST WEEK	CBS	7,042,000
10	MOMMA’S BOYS	NBC	5,323,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.1 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 9.2 million average viewers. ABC and NBC claimed third and fourth places with roughly 8.4 million and 8.2 million average viewers, respectively. UNI and the CW followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly 4.4 million and 2.8 million average viewers, respectively.