Recent tv ratings articles

Posted Aug 10, 2009

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
ICARLY MOVIE: SHELBY MARX
NICK
SATURDAY
7,866,000

2
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
7,594,000

3
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
6,976,000

4
ROYAL PAINS
USA
THURSDAY
6,686,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,197,000

6
MONK
USA
FRIDAY
5,137,000

7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,015,000

8
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
FRIDAY
5,004,000

9
NCIS
USA
THURSDAY
4,901,000

10
SUITE LIFE ON DECK
DSNY
FRIDAY
4,889,000

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

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Posted Aug 10, 2009

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
12,957,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
10,668,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,889,000

4
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
9,566,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,496,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,460,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,394,000

8
WIPEOUT
ABC
WEDNESDAY
8,020,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
7,986,000

10
NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9(S)
NBC
SUNDAY
7,920,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

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Posted Aug 8, 2009

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts
broadcast TV for August 7, 2009. The show drew just over 5.6 million average viewers Friday evening.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” & FOX’s “Smarter Than a 5th Grader” rounded out the top three with approximately 4.5 and 4.4 million average viewers.

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Posted Aug 7, 2009

FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Thursday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for August 7, 2009. The show drew just over 9.6 million average viewers Friday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “CSI” were ranked second and third with approximately 7.7
and 7.1 million average viewers.

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Posted Aug 6, 2009

FOX’s “America’s Got Talent-Wednesday 9PM” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts broadcast TV for August 5, 2009. The show drew just over 10.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
NBC’s “Wipeout” and CBS’s “So You Think You Can Dance-Wednesday” rounded out the top three with approximately 8.0 million average viewers.

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Posted Aug 6, 2009

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent-Tuesday” and “America Got Talent-Tuesday 8P” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Tuesday, August 4, 2009 with approximately 13.0 and 6.9 million average viewers.
CBS’s “NCIS” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Tuesday evening with
approximately 9.9 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
12,957,000

2
NCIS
CBS
9,889,000

3
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
6,914,000

4
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
6,739,000

5
BIG BROTHER 11-TUE
CBS
6,397,000

6
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,879,000

7
MEDIUM
CBS
4,183,000

8
MORE TO LOVE
FOX
3,841,000

9
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR TUE
UNI
3,519,000

10
PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS
ABC
3,340,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 4, 2009).

Overall, NBC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.9 million viewers,
while CBS took …

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Posted Aug 6, 2009

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “The Big Bang Theory” and “CSI: Miami” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 9.5, 8.4 and 7.9 million viewers Monday, August 3, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,460,000

2
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,394,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
7,915,000

4
DATELINE NBC-MON
NBC
7,061,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT
NBC
5,511,000

6
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
5,134,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
4,716,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON
UNI
4,694,000

9
HOUSE
FOX
4,600,000

10
GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
NBC
4,499,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (August 3, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 5.7 …

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Posted Aug 3, 2009

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU-07/30/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
4,857,000

2
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE-07/28/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
4,692,000

3
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON-07/27/2009
UNI
MONDAY
4,636,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED-07/29/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,427,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI-07/31/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
4,078,000

6
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR MON-07/27/2009
UNI
MONDAY
3,539,000

7
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR TUE-07/28/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
3,380,000

8
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR THU-07/30/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
3,345,000

9
EN NOMBRE DEL AMOR WED-07/29/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
3,303,000

10
GANCHO AL CORAZON WED-07/29/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
3,014,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

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Posted Aug 3, 2009

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
7,455,000

2
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
6,634,000

3
ROYAL PAINS
USA
THURSDAY
6,381,000

4
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,852,000

5
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,676,000

6
SP FN STAR 5(S)-08/02/2009
FOOD
SUNDAY
5,493,000

7
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
FRIDAY
4,843,000

8
TRUE BLOOD
HBOM
SUNDAY
4,272,000

9
NCIS
USA
THURSDAY
4,249,000

10
LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG)
USA
SUNDAY
4,235,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

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Posted Aug 3, 2009

RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
13,245,000

2
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P
NBC
WEDNESDAY
11,188,000

3
BACHELORETTE, THE
ABC
MONDAY
10,001,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
9,731,000

5
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
9,609,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
9,065,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
8,733,000

8
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
8,559,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
MONDAY
8,478,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
8,131,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (July 27, 2009 – August 2, 2009)

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