RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,378,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,114,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,463,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
15,717,000

5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
15,239,000

6
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,027,000

7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,851,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,559,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,385,000

10
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
13,227,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009 – April 19, 2009)

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Monday, April 13, 2009 with approximately 19.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 15.0 and 13.4 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
19,463,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
15,027,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,385,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,190,000

5
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,603,000

6
24 
FOX
10,864,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,057,000

8
SURVIVING SUBURBIA
ABC
9,711,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,596,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,650,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 13, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
SATURDAY
24,410,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,342,000

3
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
WEDNESDAY
20,484,000

4
NCIS
CBS
MONDAY
17,230,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
MONDAY
16,957,000

6
E.R.
NBC
SATURDAY
16,378,000

7
ACM AWARDS(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,777,000

8
CSI
CBS
WEDNESDAY
14,625,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
THURSDAY
14,556,000

10
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2(S)
CBS
TUESDAY
14,454,000

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

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Monday, March 30, 2009. The program had approximately 20.5 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number two and three-ranked programs with approximately 14.6 and 13.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
20,484,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,556,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,458,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,511,000

5
24
FOX
11,265,000

6
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,025,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,735,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
9,202,000

9
CASTLE
ABC
9,089,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,267,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 30, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 16.8 million average viewers, while …

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)

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 …

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 …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 9, 2009. The show drew just over 22.8 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “CSI: Miami” and “Two And A Half Men” ranked second and third with 14.2 and 13.4 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
22,829,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
14,215,000

3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
13,437,000

4
HOUSE
FOX
12,384,000

5
24
FOX
11,368,000

6
CASTLE
ABC
10,760,000

7
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
9,947,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,470,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
8,675,000

10
MEDIUM
NBC
7,128,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 9, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost 18.9 …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,309,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
22,776,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/5(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
21,498,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
20,875,000

5
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S)
ABC
MONDAY
17,466,000

6
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
MONDAY
15,477,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,469,000

8
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
13,667,000

9
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
13,646,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
13,418,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009 – March 8, 2009)

ABC’s “Bachelor: After Final Rose Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 2, 2009.  The show drew just over 17.5 million average viewers Monday evening.
ABC’s “The Bachelor” and CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” rounded out the top three with 15.5 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S)-03/02/2009
ABC
17,466,000

2
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
15,477,000

3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
15,469,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,418,000

5
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
CBS
11,822,000

6
24
FOX
11,139,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
11,094,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,830,000

9
MEDIUM
NBC
7,256,000

10
HEROES
NBC
7,154,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 2, 2009).

Overall, ABC won the night with an average audience of almost …