A World Series matchup featuring two of the East Coast’s largest media markets led to some of the highest viewership baseball has seen in five years.

The New York Yankees boasted the most viewers per game during the regular season, while the Philadelphia Phillies’ seasonal viewership was up 25% over 2008.

Nielsen today released “C3″ ratings data for television viewing in the first week of the 2009-2010 TV season.

RANK
NAME
NET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED-08/26/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,887,000

2
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE-08/25/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
4,872,000

3
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON-08/24/2009
UNI
MONDAY
4,690,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU-08/27/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
4,629,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI-08/28/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
4,170,000

6
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR TUE-08/25/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
3,760,000

7
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR WED-08/26/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
3,718,000

8
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR THU-08/27/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
3,442,000

9
AQUI Y AHORA TUE-08/25/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
3,428,000

10
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR MON-08/24/2009
UNI
MONDAY
3,396,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 24, 2009 – August 30, 2009)

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)

RANK
NAME
NET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/30
NBC
SUNDAY
1,634,000

2
NFL PRE-SEASON
CBS
FRIDAY
1,378,000

3
NFL ON FOX PRESEASON 3
FOX
THURSDAY
1,339,000

4
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,097,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,063,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,051,000

7
FAMILY GUY
FOX
SUNDAY
1,049,000

8
BIG BROTHER 11-THU
CBS
THURSDAY
1,040,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,009,000

10
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
WEDNESDAY
940,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 24, 2009 – August 30, 2009)

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for August 11, 2009. The show drew just over 12.9 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “NCIS” was the second-ranked program with approximately 9.2 million average viewers while FOX’s “Hell’s Kitchen” rounded out the top three with approximately 6.9 million average viewers.

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
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9
NBC
SUNDAY
1,314,000

2
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,265,000

3
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,264,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,197,000

5
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,038,000

6
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
981,000

7
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
943,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
939,000

9
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDWN
MNT
FRIDAY
934,000

10
AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK
FOX
SATURDAY
912,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 9, 2009)

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE-08/04/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
4,742,000

2
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU-08/06/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
4,613,000

3
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON-08/03/2009
UNI
MONDAY
4,543,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED-08/05/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,233,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI-08/07/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
4,108,000

6
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR TUE-08/04/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
3,443,000

7
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR MON-08/03/2009
UNI
MONDAY
3,377,000

8
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR THU-08/06/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
3,334,000

9
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR FRI-08/07/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
3,138,000

10
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR WED-08/05/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
3,115,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 9, 2009)