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Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: August 24 – August 30, 2009

christine — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:41:17 +0000

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)

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: August 10, 2009

christine — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:20:00 +0000

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	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	8,825,000
2	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,637,000
3	MILLIONAIRE-8/10(S)-08/10/2009	ABC	7,271,000
4	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7,076,000
5	DATELINE NBC-MON	NBC	6,338,000
6	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,248,000
7	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	4,704,000
8	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	4,688,000
9	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,584,000
10	DATING IN THE DARK	ABC	4,433,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 10,2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 6.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.0 million average viewers. NBC claimed third with roughly 4.9 million average viewers. FOX & UNI took fourth and fifth with approximately 3.9 and 3.6 million average viewers while MNT followed in sixth with an average audience of roughly 1.2 million average viewers.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: August 3 – August 9, 2009

christine — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:50:33 +0000

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)

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: August 3, 2009

christine — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:05:08 +0000

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 million average viewers. UNI and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 3.7 million and 3.6 million average viewers. ABC and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.4 million and 1.2 million average viewers.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: July 27 – August 2, 2009

christine — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:38:36 +0000

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)

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 27, 2009

christine — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:00:55 +0000

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 night with an average audience of almost 8.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 7.3 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.1 and 3.7 million average viewers.
NBC and MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.2 million and 1.3 million average viewers.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: July 20 – July 26, 2009

christine — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:51:45 +0000

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)

Top 10 African-American TV Rankings: July 20 – July 26, 2009

christine — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:07:57 +0000

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)

Primetime Broadcast Ratings: July 20, 2009

christine — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:32:40 +0000

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	Program	Network	Viewers (P2+)
1	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	9,312,000
2	BIG BANG THEORY, THE	CBS	8,795,000
3	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	8,521,000
4	BACHELORETTE, THE	ABC	8,038,000
5	DATING IN THE DARK	ABC	6,149,000
6	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	5,139,000
7	RULES OF ENGAGEMENT	CBS	5,044,000
8	HOUSE	FOX	4,479,000
9	MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON	UNI	4,389,000
10	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	4,283,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (July 20, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.6 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 7.4 million average viewers. FOX and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.1 million and 3.7 million average viewers.
NBC and TEL followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.6 million and 1.0 million average viewers.

Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: July 13 – July 19, 2009

christine — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:34:23 +0000

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)