Nielsen Television (TV) Ratings for Network Primetime Series
Top 20 Network Primetime Series
(from zap2it.com)03/16/09 - 03/22/09
| Rank | Program Name | Net | Day | Time | Household | Viewers | |
| Rating/Share | Audience | ||||||
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | Wed | 9:00 PM | 13.7/21.0 | 15,689,000 | 23,705,000 |
| 2 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | Mon | 8:00 PM | 13.3/20.0 | 15,193,000 | 21,224,000 |
| 3 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | Tue | 8:00 PM | 12.3/19.0 | 14,031,000 | 21,886,000 |
| 4 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | Sun | 7:52 PM | 10.4/17.0 | 11,960,000 | 17,042,000 |
| 5 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | Thu | 9:00 PM | 9.8/15.0 | 11,226,000 | 14,606,000 |
| 5 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | Tue | 9:00 PM | 9.8/15.0 | 11,234,000 | 15,491,000 |
| 5 | NCIS | CBS | Tue | 8:00 PM | 9.8/16.0 | 11,210,000 | 15,835,000 |
| 8 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | Sun | 9:00 PM | 9.2/14.0 | 10,491,000 | 14,748,000 |
| 9 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | Wed | 9:00 PM | 8.6/13.0 | 9,790,000 | 13,741,000 |
| 9 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | Mon | 10:00 PM | 8.6/15.0 | 9,901,000 | 13,610,000 |
| 11 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | Mon | 9:00 PM | 8.5/13.0 | 9,719,000 | 14,124,000 |
| 12 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | Tue | 9:00 PM | 8.3/13.0 | 9,501,000 | 12,737,000 |
| 13 | CSI: NY | CBS | Wed | 10:00 PM | 8.2/14.0 | 9,352,000 | 12,786,000 |
| 14 | HOUSE | FOX | Mon | 8:00 PM | 7.8/12.0 | 8,924,000 | 13,132,000 |
| 15 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | Tue | 10:00 PM | 7.6/13.0 | 8,725,000 | 11,872,000 |
| 16 | CASTLE | ABC | Mon | 10:02 PM | 7.4/12.0 | 8,474,000 | 10,965,000 |
| 17 | AMAZING RACE 14 | CBS | Sun | 8:52 PM | 7.2/11.0 | 8,244,000 | 12,420,000 |
| 17 | COLD CASE | CBS | Sun | 9:52 PM | 7.2/11.0 | 8,207,000 | 11,411,000 |
| 17 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | Tue | 10:00 PM | 7.2/12.0 | 8,258,000 | 10,743,000 |
| 20 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | Mon | 9:30 PM | 6.9/10.0 | 7,852,000 | 11,418,000 |
