FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 21, 2009. The show drew just over 24.0 million average viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” was the second-ranked program with 14.7 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCIS 9PM Special” rounded out the top three with 12.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
23,963,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
14,725,000

3
NCIS 9P-SPECIAL(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
12,648,000

4
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SP(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
12,456,000

5
FRINGE
FOX
9,895,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,261,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,037,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN SP(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
6,604,000

9
BIG BANG THEORY, THE – SP(S)-04/21/2009
CBS
5,863,000

10
UNUSUALS SP-4/21, THE(S)-04/21/2009
ABC
5,809,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 21, …

ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 20, 2009. The show drew just over 20.5 million average viewers Monday evening.
CBS’s “Two And A Half Men” and “Rules Of Engagement” ranked second and third with 11.5 and 10.6 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE-04/14/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
5,624,000

2
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON-04/13/2009
UNI
MONDAY
5,561,000

3
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED-04/15/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
5,394,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU-04/16/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
5,184,000

5
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI-04/17/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
5,035,000

6
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED-04/15/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,843,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL MON-04/13/2009
UNI
MONDAY
4,732,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE-04/14/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
4,680,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU-04/16/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
4,669,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI-04/17/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
4,399,000

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

NBC’s “Dateline Friday” was the number one ranked primetime telecast on broadcast TV for Friday, April 17, 2009. The program had approximately 7.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “Numb3rs” and “Ghost Whisperer” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately 6.8 and 6.5 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
DATELINE FRI
NBC
7,003,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
6,754,000

3
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
6,525,000

4
FLASHPOINT
CBS
6,358,000

5
WIFE SWAP
ABC
5,420,000

6
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,264,000

7
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
5,150,000

8
SUPERNANNY
ABC
4,569,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI
UNI
4,493,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8:30
NBC
3,394,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 17, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 6.5 million average viewers. NBC and ABC ranked second & third with approximately …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Survivor: Tocantins” were the number one and two-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, April 16, 2009 with 15.7 and 11.6 million average viewers.
NBC’s “Southland” rounded out the top three with 9.6 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
15,717,000

2
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS
CBS
11,644,000

3
SOUTHLAND
NBC
9,606,000

4
BONES
FOX
8,854,000

5
OFFICE
NBC
8,370,000

6
HELL’S KITCHEN
FOX
8,109,000

7
HARPER’S ISLAND
CBS
7,818,000

8
30 ROCK
NBC
7,324,000

9
PARKS AND RECREATION
NBC
6,015,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU
UNI
5,397,000

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

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 11.8 million viewers,
while FOX took second place with almost 8.5 million average viewers. NBC and ABC
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.7 million …

FOX’s “American Idol-Wednesday and “Bones Special” were the number one and number three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV Wednesday, April 15, 2009 with 24.1 and 11.0 million average viewers.
CBS’s “CSI: NY” was the second ranked telecast on broadcast TV Wednesday evening with
approximately 12.1 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
24,114,000

2
CSI: NY
CBS
12,141,000

3
BONES SP-4/15 8P(S)-04/15/2009
FOX
11,006,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
10,577,000

5
LOST
ABC
9,234,000

6
UNUSUALS, THE
ABC
6,013,000

7
LAW AND ORDER
NBC
5,975,000

8
GARY UNMARRIED
CBS
5,759,000

9
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
5,567,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED
UNI
5,566,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 15, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.6 million viewers,
while CBS took second place with almost 9.5 million average viewers. ABC …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 14, 2009. The show drew just over 24.4 million average viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars Results” was the second-ranked program with 15.2 million average viewers while CBS’s “NCIS” rounded out the top three with 13.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,378,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
15,239,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,559,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,227,000

5
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
12,183,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
10,150,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,111,000

8
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
6,494,000

9
CUPID
ABC
6,097,000

10
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
5,838,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 14, 2009).

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE-04/07/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
5,749,000

2
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE MON-04/06/2009
UNI
MONDAY
5,572,000

3
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE WED-04/08/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
5,465,000

4
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE THU-04/09/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
5,310,000

5
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL MON-04/06/2009
UNI
MONDAY
5,057,000

6
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE-04/07/2009
UNI
TUESDAY
5,030,000

7
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED-04/08/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,905,000

8
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU-04/09/2009
UNI
THURSDAY
4,539,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI-04/10/2009
UNI
FRIDAY
4,159,000

10
DON FRANCISCO PRESENTA WE-04/08/2009
UNI
WEDNESDAY
4,112,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 6, 2009 – April 12, 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 …

CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer”, “Numb3rs” and “Flashpoint” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 10.1 & 9.8 million viewers Friday, April 10, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
GHOST WHISPERER
CBS
10,084,000

2
NUMB3RS
CBS
9,803,000

3
FLASHPOINT
CBS
9,768,000

4
20/20-FRI
ABC
5,905,000

5
SUPERNANNY
ABC
5,281,000

6
DATELINE FRI
NBC
4,836,000

7
WIFE SWAP
ABC
4,416,000

8
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI
UNI
4,299,000

9
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
NBC
4,080,000

10
HOWIE DO IT 8P
NBC
3,768,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 10, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 9.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.2 million average viewers. NBC and MNT
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.2 million and 3.6 million average viewers.
FOX and the UNI …