RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
6,243,000

2
MONK
USA
FRIDAY
5,393,000

3
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
5,376,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,310,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,028,000

6
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,432,000

7
PSYCH
USA
FRIDAY
4,319,000

8
NCIS
USA
WEDNESDAY
4,285,000

9
NCIS
USA
TUESDAY
4,200,000

10
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,196,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 26, 2009 – February 1, 2009)

NBA fans will have quite a few presents to unwrap on Christmas Day, with none bigger than the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers matchup on ABC. The teams square off for the first time since last year’s NBA Finals. When the Celtics defeated the Lakers for their 17th championship in June, the series received an average of 14.9 million viewers, the most for the NBA Finals in five years.
Since ABC obtained NBA broadcasting rights in 2002, the network’s Christmas Day games have averaged a 4.1 rating and 6.9 million viewers nationally. …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (JAGUARS/TEXANS)
ESPN
MONDAY
8,897,000

2
MERRY X-MAS, DRAKE & JOSH
NICK
FRIDAY
8,095,000

3
LIBRARIAN:CURSE/JUDAS(S)-12/07/2008
TNT
SUNDAY
5,440,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,072,000

5
LEVERAGE
TNT
SUNDAY
4,987,000

6
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
4,932,000

7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,881,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,824,000

9
MERRY X-MAS, DRAKE & JOSH
NICK
SATURDAY
4,763,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
FRIDAY
4,478,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 1, 2008 – December 7, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (EAGLES/COWBOYS)
ESPN
MONDAY
18,608,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
7,627,000

3
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME – L (LSU/AUBURN)
ESPN
SATURDAY
5,562,000

4
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
4,921,000

5
NFL SPORTSCENTER – L
ESPN
MONDAY
4,759,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
4,665,000

7
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
THURSDAY
4,589,000

8
ARMY WIVES
LIF
SUNDAY
4,374,000

9
RAISING THE BAR
TNT
MONDAY
4,210,000

10
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,209,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 15, 2008 – September 21, 2008)

RANK
NAME
DAY(S)
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (VIKINGS/PACKERS)
MONDAY
ESPN
12,501,000

2
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (BRONCOS/RAIDERS)
MONDAY
ESPN
9,665,000

3
CLOSER, THE
MONDAY
TNT
7,440,000

4
SATURDAY MOVIE III (COCO CHANEL)
SATURDAY
LIF
5,226,000

5
TIME MACHINE
THURSDAY
HIST
5,153,000

6
MONK
FRIDAY
USA
5,020,000

7
RAISING THE BAR
MONDAY
TNT
4,978,000

8
BURN NOTICE
THURSDAY
USA
4,768,000

9
HANNAH MONTANA
SUNDAY
DSNY
4,606,000

10
THE OREILLY FACTOR
MONDAY
FOXNC
4,572,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 8, 2008 – September 14, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008
FOXNC
9,187,000

2
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/03/2008
FOXNC
9,038,000

3
2008 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
MTV
8,425,000

4
CLOSER, THE
TNT
8,050,000

5
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/03/2008
FOXNC
8,016,000

6
RAISING THE BAR
TNT
7,735,000

7
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008
FOXNC
7,010,000

8
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L (MIAMI/FLORIDA)
ESPN
6,954,000

9
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
6,644,000

10
YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008
FOXNC
6,440,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 1, 2008 – September 7, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/28/2008
CNN
8,056,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
7,415,000

3
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (PEPSI 500 AT CALIFORNIA)
ESPN
5,638,000

4
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/28/2008
CNN
5,529,000

5
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/27/2008
CNN
5,375,000

6
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/27/2008
CNN
4,926,000

7
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/26/2008
CNN
4,802,000

8
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/25/2008
CNN
4,525,000

9
SR/DNC 2008(S)-08/28/2008
CNN
4,319,000

10
SAVING GRACE
TNT
4,268,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, 2008 – August 31, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
6,445,000

2
CHEETAH GIRLS ONE WORLD
DSNY
6,176,000

3
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
5,150,000

4
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (BRISTOL, TN)
ESPN
4,997,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,966,000

6
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,763,000

7
SPONGEBOB THE MOVIE
NICK
4,690,000

8
MONK
USA
4,577,000

9
SPONGEBOB
NICK
3,977,000

10
PSYCH
USA
3,956,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 18, 2008 – August 24, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
6,419,000

2
NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (MICHIGAN)
ESPN
5,300,000

3
NATIONWIDE POST RACE L
ESPN
5,037,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,812,000

5
MONK
USA
4,654,000

6
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
4,644,000

7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,533,000

8
SPONGEBOB
NICK
4,483,000

9
NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L (BENGALS/PACKERS)
ESPN
4,143,000

10
SPONGEBOB
NICK
3,999,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 11, 2008 – August 17, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
7,863,000

2
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
5,201,000

3
SAVING GRACE
TNT
4,937,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
4,923,000

5
NASCAR SPRINT CUP (WATKINS GLEN, NY) L
ESPN
4,828,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
4,558,000

7
FINDING NEMO
DSNY
4,324,000

8
IN PLAIN SIGHT
USA
4,177,000

9
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
4,164,000

10
SECRET LIFE/AMERICAN TEEN
FAM
4,092,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 4, 2008 – August 10, 2008)