Saturday, August 15, 2020

Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending April 19, 2009

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 30th week of the 2008-09 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household, 18-49, and 25-54 ratings are provided, as are final viewership figures (most to three digits)The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week, and the third chart includes cable DVR ratings for the top 10 programs.

Broadcast ratings:
ProgramHHA18-49A25-54Viewers
(millions)
246.4/10 3.6/9 4.4/1010.864
902101.4/2 1.2/3 1.0/22.133
20/203.5/6 1.4/5 1.8/55.264
30 ROCK4.3/7 3.5/9 3.6/97.324
48 HOURS5.0/9 1.6/5 2.3/67.255
60 MINUTES7.8/14 1.8/6 2.6/712.041
ACCORDING TO JIM-8P3.0/5 1.2/4 1.6/44.524
ACCORDING TO JIM-8:30P2.7/4 1.2/3 1.5/44.13
AMAZING RACE 6.1/10 3.0/8 3.8/910.305
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS 4.3/8 2.2/7 2.6/87.561
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL 2.6/4 1.8/6 1.7/53.776
AMERICAN DAD! 3.4/5 2.9/7 2.6/65.723
AMERICAN IDOL TUESDAY 13.8/21 8.5/23 10.3/2524.378
AMERICAN IDOL WED 14.0/22 8.2/21 10.0/2324.114
BETTER OFF TED 2.9/5 1.9/6 2.1/64.624
BIGGEST LOSER 5.6/9 3.8/10 4.3/109.111
BONES 5.7/10 2.5/8 3.0/98.854
BONES WED 7.0/12 3.0/9 3.8/1111.006
BROTHERS & SISTERS 6.3/10 3.3/9 4.0/109.458
CASTLE 4.9/8 1.9/5 2.5/67.279
CELEBRITY APPRENTICE 5.3/8 3.2/8 3.9/98.411
CHUCK 3.7/6 2.3/6 2.6/66.212
CSI 9.8/16 3.8/10 5.1/1315.717
CSI: MIAMI 8.5/14 3.7/10 4.8/1213.385
CSI: NY 7.8/13 2.9/8 3.8/1012.141
CUPID 4.1/7 1.7/5 2.2/66.097
DANCING WITH THE STARS 12.3/19 4.6/12 5.9/1419.463
DANCING WITH THE STARS-RESULTS 9.6/15 3.5/9 4.5/1015.239
DATELINE 4.8/9 1.8/6 2.4/77.003
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 8.6/13 4.8/11 5.5/1213.851
FAMILY GUY 4.2/6 3.8/9 3.4/87.341
FRINGE 5.9/9 4.0/10 4.7/1110.150
HARPER'S ISLAND 5.1/9 2.2/6 3.0/87.818
HELL'S KITCHEN 4.7/8 3.5/9 4.0/108.109
HEROES 4.1/6 3.3/8 3.4/86.828
HOUSE 7.4/11 4.5/12 5.2/1312.190
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 5.6/9 4.1/11 4.6/119.596
HOWDIE DO IT-8P2.0/4 0.8/3 1.1/43.180
HOWDIE DO IT-8:30P1.9/4 0.9/3 1.2/43.394
IN THE MOTHERHOOD 3.2/6 1.4/5 1.7/54.618
KING OF THE HILL 2.0/3 1.6/5 1.7/5 3.393
KINGS 1.5/3 0.5/2 0.7/22.24
LOST 5.6/9 4.0/10 4.5/109.234
MEDIUM 4.9/8 2.7/7 3.4/87.650
MISS USA 3.2/5 1.4/4 1.5/44.997
MY NAME IS EARL 3.4/6 2.2/7 2.4/75.355
PARKS AND RECREATION 3.7/6 2.5/7 2.8/76.015
PRISON BREAK 2.1/4 1.2/4 1.4/43.335
REAPER 1.3/2 0.9/2 0.8/22.052
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 7.0/11 4.0/10 5.0/1111.603
SAMANTHA WHO? 3.2/5 1.5/5 1.9/54.836
SCRUBS 3.2/6 2.0/7 2.1/65.060
SIT DOWN SHUT UP 2.9/5 2.3/6 2.4/65.188
SOUTHLAND 6.1/11 3.0/9 3.8/109.606
SURVIVING SUBURBIA 6.3/10 2.6/6 3.3/79.711
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS 6.8/12 3.6/11 4.4/1211.644
THE BIG BANG THEORY 6.0/9 3.9/11 4.5/1110.057
THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA 6.2/10 1.5/4 2.1/59.826
THE OFFICE 4.9/8 4.2/11 4.1/108.370
THE SIMPSONS 3.8/6 3.1/9 3.1/86.580
THE UNUSUALS 3.9/7 1.8/5 2.2/66.013
TWO AND A HALF MEN 8.8/13 5.3/13 6.4/1415.027
WIFE SWAP 3.6/7 1.7/7 2.0/75.420
WITHOUT A TRACE 8.5/14 3.0/8 4.2/1013.227
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN 2.0/4 1.2/4 1.3/43.62

Cable ratings: 18-49 ratings are provided wherever available
ShowNETViewers
(millions)
18-49
Rating
WWE ENTERTAINMENTUSA5.9812.1
SPONGEBOB-FRI (8P)NICK5.784-
WWE ENTERTAINMENTUSA5.6662.0
SPONGEBOB-SAT (9:30A)NICK5.204-
IN PLAIN SIGHTUSA5.1131.7
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCARNICK4.894-
HANNAH MONTANADISNEY4.815-
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCARNICK4.804-
WWE ENTERTAINMENTUSA4.722-
LAW & ORDER: CIUSA4.5781.5
DEADLIEST CATCHDISCOVERY4.1582.0
BACK AT THE BARNYARDNICK4.041-
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACEDISNEY3.72-
MY FAKE FIANCEABC FAMILY3.691.5
THE SUITE LIFE ON DECKDISNEY3.466-
ICARLYNICK3.42-
RON WHITE: BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMSCOMEDY3.361.5
SONNY WITH A CHANCEDISNEY3.35-
HEAT/HAWKSESPN3.23-
NATALEE HOLLOWAYLMN3.212.0
ROCKETS/TRAILBLAZERSESPN3.09-
MIGHTY B!NICK3.09-
HOUSE OF PAYNE (10:30P)TBS2.9771.3
GHOST HUNTERSSCI-FI2.941.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTSNICK2.89-
SOUTH PARKCOMEDY2.7841.5
76ERS/MAGICESPN2.76-
HORNETS/NUGGETSESPN2.76-
HOUSE OF PAYNE (10P)TBS2.7521.1
THE HILLSMTV2.6051.6
PHINEAS & FERBDISNEY2.57-
SAVING GRACETNT2.240.5
BILL ENGVALLTBS2.13-
MAKING THE BANDMTV1.971.0
HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONALHGTV1.96-
DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTERA&E1.93-
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYCBRAVO1.89-
PITCHMENDISCOVERY1.8840.8
MYTHBUSTERSDISCOVERY1.8580.8
GREY GARDENSHBO1.77-
REAL WORLD/ROAD RULESMTV1.731.0
ECWSCI-FI1.71-
KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANSE!1.56-
RENO 911!COMEDY1.4610.8
THE SOUPE!1.20-
BREAKING BADAMC1.1980.4
CANDY GIRLSE!0.858-
CHELSEA LATELYE!0.857-
MOONLIGHTSCI-FI0.898-
GREEKABC FAMILY0.7750.3
THE COUGERTV LAND0.660-
THE TUDORSSHOWTIME0.6490.2
ROOMMATESABC FAMILY0.4530.2
BRIDGET'S SEXIEST BEACHESTRAVEL0.444-
PARTY DOWNSTARZ0.0860.0
  • Ratings in green denote a womens 25-54 rating instead of an Adults 18-49 rating
  • Viewership data was not available for 
    • Sophie (ABC Family)
    • In Treatment (HBO)
    • Rescue Me (FX)
    • My Boys (TBS)
    • The Beast (A&E)
    • The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (HBO)
    • Rock of Love (VH1)
    • Head Case (Starz)
Cable DVR:
ProgramLive Viewers
(millions)
L+7 Increase
(millions)
L+7 Viewers
(millions)
IN PLAIN SIGHT4.6111.2985.909
SPONGEBOB4.8911.2606.151
DEADLIEST CATCH3.4911.0944.585
HILLS, THE2.2271.0763.303
SOUTH PARK2.3680.9393.307
LAW & ORDER: CRIM INTENT4.2100.8015.011
RESCUE ME1.4750.7192.194
SAVING GRACE2.0920.7092.801
SPONGEBOB4.2020.7024.904
HANNAH MONTANA4.3900.6905.080

Source: Nielsen Media Research via TV by the Numbers, Media Life Magazine, Variety, PI Feedback, The Futon Critic, and Radio & Television Business Report

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