RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,541,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26(S)
FOX
THURSDAY
20,889,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,268,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,724,000

5
CBS SUNDAY MOVIE-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
SUNDAY
15,239,000

6
HOUSE
FOX
MONDAY
14,858,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,233,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
13,930,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
12,563,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
12,066,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 23, 2009 – March 1, 2009)

FOX’s “House” and “24″ were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV Monday, February 23, 2009 with 14.9 and 11.7 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Monday evening with approximately 12.1 millon average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
HOUSE
FOX
14,858,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
12,066,000

3
24
FOX
11,683,000

4
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
10,934,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
10,059,000

6
OLD CHRISTINE-MON 930 SP(S)-02/23/2009
CBS
9,229,000

7
MEDIUM
NBC
8,429,000

8
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,317,000

9
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,562,000

10
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
7,432,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 13.3 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost …

FOX’s “House” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 16, 2009. The show drew just over 14.2 million average viewers Monday night.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second-ranked program with 13.3 million average viewers while ABC’s “The Bachelor” rounded out the top three with 12.5 millon average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
HOUSE
FOX
14,195,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
13,319,000

3
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
12,524,000

4
24
FOX
11,224,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
10,499,000

6
MEDIUM
NBC
8,973,000

7
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
8,734,000

8
WORST WEEK
CBS
8,698,000

9
HEROES
NBC
7,740,000

10
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
7,293,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
24,941,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
24,825,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
19,699,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
18,031,000

5
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
17,938,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,159,000

7
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
14,995,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
14,308,000

9
PRIVATE PRACTICE
ABC
THURSDAY
14,097,000

10
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
14,010,000

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

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men”, “CSI: Miami” and “The Big Bang Theory” were the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 15.0, 13.8 and 12.7 million viewers Monday, February 9, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,995,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
13,813,000

3
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
12,723,000

4
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
11,586,000

5
24
FOX
10,605,000

6
HEROES
NBC
7,898,000

7
MEDIUM
NBC
7,889,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON
UNI
5,601,000

9
CRISTINA MON
UNI
3,583,000

10
GOSSIP GIRL-MON
CW
1,666,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. FOX and NBC
claimed third and fourth places …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
26,601,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
26,384,000

3
GRAMMY AWARDS(S)
CBS
Sunday
19,048,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
16,739,000

5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,550,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
16,102,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
15,273,000

8
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
14,871,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
14,438,000

10
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
13,849,000

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

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Monday, February 2, 2009 with 16.6 and 16.1 million average viewers.
FOX’s “House” rounded out the top three with 14.9 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
16,550,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
16,102,000

3
HOUSE
FOX
14,871,000

4
24
FOX
11,341,000

5
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
11,022,000

6
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
10,836,000

7
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
10,305,000

8
WORST WEEK
CBS
9,921,000

9
MEDIUM
NBC
8,562,000

10
HEROES
NBC
8,547,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 13.3 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 13.1 million average viewers. ABC and …

FOX’s “House” and “24″ were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on
broadcast TV Monday, January 26, 2009 with 15.7 and 12.2 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Monday evening with approximately 12.8 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
HOUSE
FOX
15,692,000

2
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
12,781,000

3
24
FOX
12,223,000

4
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
10,566,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
9,207,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
9,192,000

7
NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK-MON(S)-01/26/2009
NBC
8,325,000

8
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
8,083,000

9
WORST WEEK
CBS
7,130,000

10
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
6,946,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 26, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 14.0 million viewers,
while ABC took second place …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
Wednesday
25,897,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
Tuesday
22,773,000

3
CSI
CBS
Thursday
17,572,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
16,094,000

5
HOUSE
FOX
Monday
15,027,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,579,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
Thursday
14,432,000

8
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
14,208,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
13,816,000

10
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
13,257,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 19, 2009 – January 25, 2009)

CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Monday, January 19, 2009 with 16.1 and 14.6 million average viewers respectively.
FOX’s “House” was sandwiched in between with 15.0 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
16,094,000

2
HOUSE
FOX
15,027,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
14,579,000

4
24
FOX
12,099,000

5
BIG BANG THEORY, THE
CBS
11,026,000

6
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
CBS
10,694,000

7
BACHELOR, THE
ABC
9,949,000

8
WORST WEEK
CBS
9,597,000

9
SUPERSTARS OF DANCE 1/19(S)-01/19/2009
NBC
6,505,000

10
TRUE BEAUTY
ABC
5,842,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 13.6 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 12.8 million average …