RANK
NAME
BET
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE
NBC
TUESDAY
1,241,000

2
DATELINE FRI
NBC
FRIDAY
1,145,000

3
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,106,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
1,105,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
986,000

6
AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P
NBC
TUESDAY
955,000

7
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
933,000

8
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
SUNDAY
896,000

9
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
THURSDAY
884,000

10
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
847,000

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

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,333,000

2
WITHOUT A TRACE-SPECIAL
CBS
THURSDAY
1,276,000

3
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,198,000

4
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,186,000

5
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
1,174,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,171,000

7
NCIS THURSDAY 8PM-SPECIAL
CBS
THURSDAY
1,034,000

8
LAW & ORDER:SVU-WED 9PM
NBC
WEDNESDAY
1,026,000

9
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,006,000

10
CSI: MIAMI-SPC
CBS
MONDAY
992,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 25, 2009 – May 31, 2009)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
12,463,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
12,357,000

3
G STRAIT:ACM ARTST DECADE(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
10,628,000

4
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
9,976,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
THURSDAY
9,710,000

6
NCIS THURSDAY 8PM-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
THURSDAY
9,636,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
9,570,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN-SPC(S)
CBS
MONDAY
9,268,000

9
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
THURSDAY
9,151,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS SPECIAL(S)
CBS
WEDNESDAY
8,927,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 25, 2009 – May 31, 2009)

CBS’s “NCIS”, “‘Then Mentalist” and “Without A Trace” swept the top three-ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV with an average audience of approximately 12.5, 12.4 and 9.6 million viewers Tuesday, May 26, 2009.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBA PLAYOFFS ON ABC-SAT 3
ABC
SATURDAY
3,119,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,361,000

3
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,014,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,997,000

5
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,762,000

6
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,722,000

7
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,603,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,495,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,468,000

10
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,412,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 18, 2009 – May 24, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for May 19, 2009. The show drew just over 23.8 million average viewers Tuesday night.
ABC’s “Dancing W/Stars Results” was the second-ranked program with 20.3 million average viewers while CBS’s “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three with 16.8 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
2,122,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,765,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,721,000

4
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
1,717,000

5
CSI: NY THURSDAY 10PM SP
CBS
THURSDAY
1,712,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
SUNDAY
1,666,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
1,593,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,561,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,501,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,453,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (May 11, 2009 – May 17, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Tuesday, May 12, 2009 with approximately 22.7 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three ranked programs with approximately
16.2 million average viewers.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
2,021,000

2
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
TUESDAY
1,764,000

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
1,696,000

4
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
1,693,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,679,000

6
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,611,000

7
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,605,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,588,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,500,000

10
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
TUESDAY
1,345,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (April 27, 2009 – May 3, 2009)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for April 28, 2009. The show drew just over 23.3 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” ranked second and third with 17.1 and 16.7 million average viewers.