ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Monday, March 23, 2009 with approximately 20.3 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI: Miami” and “Two And A Half Men” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 13.7 and 11.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
20,339,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,674,000

3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
11,146,000

4
24
FOX
10,370,000

5
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
9,369,000

6
CASTLE
ABC
9,143,000

7
HOUSE
FOX
7,776,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-SP(S)-03/23/2009
CBS
7,355,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,011,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
6,636,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 23, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 16.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second place …

CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 20, 2009. The show drew just over 8.9 million average viewers Friday night.
ABC’s “20/20-Friday” and NBC’s “Dateline Friday” rounded out the top three with 6.5 and 6.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-EVEFR2(S)-03/20/2009
CBS
8,904,000

2
20/20-FRI
ABC
6,547,000

3
DATELINE FRI
NBC
6,149,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,279,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,248,000

6
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,735,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,367,000

8
DOLLHOUSE
FOX
4,136,000

9
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
3,967,000

10
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
3,850,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 20, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.9 million viewers,
while …

ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9PM” and “Private Practice” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Thursday, March 19, 2009 with 14.6 and 9.7 million average viewers. FOX’s “Bones” was ranked second with 10.5 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,606,000

2
BONES
FOX
10,517,000

3
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
9,736,000

4
E.R.
NBC
9,469,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
8,070,000

6
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-EVETH2(S)-03/19/2009
CBS
7,775,000

7
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
7,539,000

8
UGLY BETTY
ABC
7,417,000

9
30 ROCK
NBC
7,134,000

10
MY NAME IS EARL
NBC
6,430,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 19, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 10.6 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 9.0 million average viewers. CBS and NBC
claimed third and fourth places with …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 18, 2009. The show drew just over 23.7 million average viewers Wednesday evening.
CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and “CSI: NY” rounded out the top three with 13.7 and 12.8 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
23,705,000

2
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
13,741,000

3
CSI: NY
CBS
12,786,000

4
LIE TO ME
FOX
10,264,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,400,000

6
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
7,374,000

7
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
7,214,000

8
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
7,136,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,902,000

10
SCRUBS-WED 8PM
ABC
5,621,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 18, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.1 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost …

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 …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 16, 2009.  The show drew just over 21.2 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” ranked second and third with 14.1 and 13.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
21,224,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,124,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,610,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
13,132,000

5
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,418,000

6
24
FOX
11,364,000

7
CASTLE
ABC
10,965,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,688,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,290,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON
UNI
5,178,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 16, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,643,000

2
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
5,165,000

3
CARS
DSNY
SATURDAY
4,650,000

4
HANNAH MONTANA
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,423,000

5
SPONGEBOB
NICK
SATURDAY
4,249,000

6
NCIS
USA
MONDAY
4,228,000

7
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE
DSNY
SUNDAY
4,164,000

8
COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST
CMDY
SUNDAY
4,079,000

9
NCIS
USA
THURSDAY
4,006,000

10
SONNY WITH A CHANCE
DSNY
SUNDAY
3,993,000

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

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)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU-03/12/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
5,141,000

2
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI-03/13/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
5,084,000

3
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED-03/11/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,872,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON-03/09/2009
UNI
MONDAY
4,831,000

5
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE-03/10/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
4,785,000

6
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU-03/12/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
4,708,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE-03/10/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
4,669,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI-03/13/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
4,666,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL MON-03/09/2009
UNI
MONDAY
4,527,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED-03/11/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,516,000

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