RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 4(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
15,957,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S)
ABC
TUESDAY
14,196,000

3
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 5(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,171,000

4
NBA TROPHY PRESENTATION(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
13,475,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
11,621,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,052,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,517,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,944,000

9
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
8,846,000

10
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
8,740,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 8, 2009 – June 14, 2009)

ABC’s “NBA Finals on ABC-Game 3″ claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for June 9, 2009. The show drew just over 14.2 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” were ranked second and third with approximately 11.6
and 11.1 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S)
ABC
SUNDAY
14,061,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S)
ABC
THURSDAY
13,042,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
11,562,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
11,256,000

5
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
10,875,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
10,095,000

7
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1(S)
NBC
TUESDAY
9,169,000

8
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2(S)
NBC
WEDNESDAY
9,039,000

9
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
8,890,000

10
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
WEDNESDAY
8,866,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 1, 2009 – June 7, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2
ABC
SUNDAY
4,784,000

2
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1
ABC
THURSDAY
4,646,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,768,000

4
GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 1
ABC
THURSDAY
1,699,000

5
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,504,000

6
NBC NEWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-1
NBC
TUESDAY
1,477,000

7
NBC NWS:OBAMA WH HOUSE-2
NBC
FRIDAY
1,347,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,271,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,241,000

10
MENTALIST, THE – TUESDAY
CBS
TUESDAY
1,188,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (June 1, 2009 – June 7, 2009)