RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,122,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,765,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,721,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,717,000

5
CSI: NY THURSDAY 10PM SP
CBS
THURSDAY
1,712,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,666,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,593,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,561,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,501,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,453,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 11, 2009 – May 17, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Tuesday, May 12, 2009 with approximately 22.7 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately
16.2 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
23,574,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
23,414,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
20,278,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
16,723,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,678,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,546,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
14,912,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,556,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,128,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,718,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 4, 2009 – May 10, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
23,261,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,369,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,285,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
17,113,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
16,698,000

6
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
15,542,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,720,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,163,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
14,115,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,611,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 27, 2009 – May 3, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,021,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,764,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,696,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,693,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,679,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,611,000

7
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,605,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,588,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,500,000

10
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,345,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 27, 2009 – May 3, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 28, 2009. The show drew just over 23.3 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” ranked second and third with 17.1 and 16.7 million average viewers.

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 14, 2009. The show drew just over 24.4 million average viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” was the second-ranked program with 15.2 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCIS” rounded out the top three with 13.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,378,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
15,239,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,559,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,227,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
12,183,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
10,150,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,111,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
6,494,000

9
CUPID
ABC
6,097,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,838,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 14, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,976,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
22,813,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,883,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,807,000

5
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S)
CBS
MONDAY
17,649,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
16,921,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
16,625,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
14,561,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,606,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
13,294,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 6, 2009 – April 12, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The program had approximately 17.8 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 16.9 and 14.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
17,807,000

2
NCIS
CBS
16,921,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
14,561,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
12,154,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
9,883,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
9,264,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
8,096,000

8
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
5,912,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,708,000

10
CUPID
ABC
5,187,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 7, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 16.9 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately 15.6 and …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
SATURDAY
24,410,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,342,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
WEDNESDAY
20,484,000

4
NCIS
CBS
MONDAY
17,230,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
MONDAY
16,957,000

6
E.R.
NBC
SATURDAY
16,378,000

7
ACM AWARDS(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,777,000

8
CSI
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,625,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
THURSDAY
14,556,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,454,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 30, 2009 – April 3, 2009)