RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2
CBS
SATURDAY
2,482,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,368,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,084,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,002,000

5
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,980,000

6
CBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE
CBS
SATURDAY
1,923,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,359,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,325,000

9
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,301,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,272,000

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

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The program had approximately 24.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 17.2 and 17.0 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,410,000

2
NCIS
CBS
17,230,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
16,957,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
13,513,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,527,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,367,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,775,000

8
OSBOURNES: RELO PVW-3/31(S)-03/31/2009
FOX
8,395,000

9
CUPID
ABC
7,217,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,641,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 31, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.7 million average viewers. CBS and NBC ranked second & third with approximately …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,631,000

2
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26
FOX
THURSDAY
2,284,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,148,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,038,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,905,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,863,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,769,000

8
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2
CBS
FRIDAY
1,712,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,712,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2
CBS
THURSDAY
1,684,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 23, 2009 – March 29, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
26,025,000

2
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
23,102,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
20,339,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,832,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
17,620,000

6
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
16,117,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
16,101,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,442,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,358,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,674,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 23, 2009 – March 29, 2009)

CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 24, 2009 with 17.8 and 17.6 million average viewers.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” rounded out the top three with 16.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
17,832,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
17,620,000

3
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
16,117,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,834,000

5
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,959,000

6
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,167,000

7
HOUSE SP-3/24 9P(S)-03/24/2009
FOX
4,018,000

8
AQUI Y AHORA TUE
UNI
3,158,000

9
REAPER
CW
2,696,000

10
JAIL
MNT
1,846,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 24, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.7 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 12.2 million average viewers. NBC …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
23,705,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
21,886,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
21,224,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
17,042,000

5
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
15,835,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
15,491,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,748,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
14,606,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,124,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,741,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009 – March 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,619,000

2
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
2,433,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,124,000

4
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,016,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,953,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,582,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,569,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,553,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,488,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,436,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009 – March 22, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
25,767,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
25,547,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
22,829,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,132,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,602,000

6
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,342,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,322,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
14,215,000

9
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
13,642,000

10
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,633,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Tuesday, March 17, 2009 with approximately 21.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 15.8 and 12.7 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
21,886,000

2
NCIS
CBS
15,835,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,491,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
12,737,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
11,872,000

6
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,743,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
7,993,000

8
DANCING W/STARS RECAP #6(S)-03/17/2009
ABC
7,990,000

9
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,262,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,414,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 17, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 21.9 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 14.4 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
2,814,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,593,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,434,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,123,000

5
UNIT, THE
CBS
SUNDAY
1,657,000

6
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,603,000

7
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,587,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,565,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,557,000

10
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
THURSDAY
1,539,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009 – March 15, 2009)