RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
11,463,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,193,000

3
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/30(S)
NBC
SUNDAY
10,381,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,064,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,712,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,552,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,562,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,404,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,073,000

10
BIG BROTHER 11-THU
CBS
THURSDAY
7,792,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 24, 2009 – August 30, 2009)

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, August 10, 2009 with 8.8 and 8.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Millionaire-8/10 Special” rounded out the top three with 7.3 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
12,957,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
10,668,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,889,000

4
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
9,566,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,496,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,460,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,394,000

8
WIPEOUT
ABC
WEDNESDAY
8,020,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
7,986,000

10
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9(S)
NBC
SUNDAY
7,920,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “CSI: Miami” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.5, 8.4 and 7.9 million viewers Monday, August 3, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,460,000

2
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,394,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
7,915,000

4
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
7,061,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT
NBC
5,511,000

6
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
5,134,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
4,716,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON
UNI
4,694,000

9
HOUSE
FOX
4,600,000

10
GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
NBC
4,499,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 5.7 …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,245,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,188,000

3
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
10,001,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,731,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,609,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,065,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,733,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,559,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,478,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,131,000

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

ABC’s “The Bachelorette” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for July 27, 2009. The show drew just over 10.0 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory” rounded out the top three with 9.1 and 8.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
10,001,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,065,000

3
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,478,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
8,131,000

5
DATING IN THE DARK
ABC
6,006,000

6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
4,981,000

7
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
4,909,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON
UNI
4,761,000

9
LIE TO ME-MON 9P
FOX
4,190,000

10
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
4,150,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the …

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,748,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,256,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,721,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
9,611,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,312,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,795,000

7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,521,000

8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
8,417,000

9
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,268,000

10
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
8,038,000

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

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)

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “CSI: Miami” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.3, 8.8 and 8.5 million viewers Monday, July 20, 2009.

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME(S)
FOX
TUESDAY
14,593,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,513,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDA
11,639,000

4
FOX MLB ALL-STAR PRE(S)
FOX
TUESDAY
11,224,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
10,451,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,120,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,372,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,226,000

9
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
8,013,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,012,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 13, 2009 – July 19, 2009)