FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 3, 2009. The show drew just over 24.3 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” had approximately 13.7 and 12.6 million average viewers.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,309,000

2
NCIS
CBS
13,667,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
12,631,000

4
BACHELOR:AFTR FINAL ROSE2(S)-03/03/2009
ABC
10,903,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
10,470,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,950,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,040,000

8
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
5,677,000

9
MANANA PARA SIEMPRE TUE
UNI
4,626,000

10
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
4,624,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (March 3, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 24.3 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” was the number one-ranked primetime telecast on broadcast
TV for Tuesday, February 17, 2009 with approximately 25.4 million average viewers.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three with approximately 18.2 and 18.1
million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
25,374,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
18,226,000

3
NCIS
CBS
18,064,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,102,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
9,484,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
8,882,000

7
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
6,120,000

8
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
5,695,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
5,157,000

10
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
4,712,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 25.4 million viewers, while CBS took second place with almost 16.1 million average …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
40TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
FOX
THURSDAY
2,786,000

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

3
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
FOX
WEDNESDAY
2,757,000

4
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
1,946,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,614,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
1,585,000

7
CSI: NY
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,534,000

8
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
1,475,000

9
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
1,395,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
1,384,000

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

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)

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 10, 2009. The show drew just over 24.9 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three with 19.7 and 18.0 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
24,941,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,699,000

3
NCIS
CBS
18,031,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
14,308,000

5
DATELINE NBC 2/10(S)-02/10/2009
NBC
11,259,000

6
FRINGE
FOX
9,828,000

7
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
9,252,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,746,000

9
CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL TUE
UNI
4,818,000

10
CHARLIE BROWN VALENTINE(S)-02/10/2009
ABC
4,811,000

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

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 17.6 million viewers, while CBS …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for February 3, 2009. The show drew just over 26.6 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “The Mentalist” and “NCIS” rounded out the top three with 14.4 and 13.8 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
26,601,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
14,438,000

3
NCIS
CBS
13,849,000

4
FRINGE
FOX
12,780,000

5
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,162,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
10,347,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,344,000

8
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
6,054,000

9
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
5,864,000

10
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
5,608,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (February 3, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 19.8 million viewers, while CBS took …

FOX’s “American Idol-Tuesday” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for January 27, 2009. The show drew just over 25.5 million average viewers Tuesday evening.
CBS’s “NCIS” and “The Mentalist” rounded out the top three with 19.2 and 15.2 million average viewers respectively.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
FOX
25,539,000

2
NCIS
CBS
19,202,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,226,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
12,999,000

5
FRINGE
FOX
11,619,000

6
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
11,078,000

7
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
7,136,000

8
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
6,349,000

9
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
5,649,000

10
FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE
UNI
5,450,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 27, 2009).

Overall, FOX won the night with an average audience of almost 18.7 million viewers,
while CBS took second …

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
AFC DIV-PLF-POST-GAME-SU
CBS
Sunday
3,676,000

2
FOX NFC PLAYOFF-SAT
FOX
Saturday
3,438,000

3
FEDEX BCS NATL CHAMP
FOX
Thursday
3,046,000

4
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
2,484,000

5
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
1,873,000

6
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
FOX
Monday
1,851,000

7
UNIT, THE
CBS
Sunday
1,640,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,616,000

9
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
1,536,000

10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,442,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 5, 2009 – January 11, 2009)

CBS’s “The Mentalist”, “NCIS,” and “Without A Trace” were the top three primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Tuesday, January 6, 2009.

Rank
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
19,617,000

2
NCIS
CBS
19,103,000

3
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
13,133,000

4
BIGGEST LOSER 7
NBC
11,923,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
10,816,000

6
HOMELAND SECURITY USA
ABC
7,766,000

7
PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO
ABC
7,023,000

8
SCRUBS-TU 9PM
ABC
6,741,000

9
SCRUBS-TU 9:30PM
ABC
6,611,000

10
HOUSE
FOX
5,506,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (January 6, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 17.3 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 11.6 million average viewers. ABC and FOX claimed third and fourth places with roughly 7.2 million and 4.6 million average viewers. UNI and the CW followed in …

CBS’s “CSI” and “Eleventh Hour” special presentations were the number one and number-two ranked primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for Thursday, December 25, 2008.
NBC’s “Deal Or No Deal” special rounded out the top three.

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI – SPECIAL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
8,029,000

2
ELEVENTH HOUR – SPECIAL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
7,370,000

3
DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/25(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
6,524,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE 8PM SPCL(S)-12/25/2008
CBS
5,877,000

5
UGLY BETTY SP-12/25(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,606,000

6
PRIVATE PRACTICE SP-12/25(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,521,000

7
OFFICE 12/25-A(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
3,384,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM SP(S)-12/25/2008
ABC
3,366,000

9
KITCHEN NGHTMR SP-XMAS 9P(S)-12/25/2008
FOX
2,970,000

10
OFFICE 12/25-B(S)-12/25/2008
NBC
2,800,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 25, 2008).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 7.1 million viewers, while NBC took second place with almost 5.4 million average viewers. …