CBS - CBS DOMINATES WITH REPEATS

CBS DOMINATES WITH REPEATS

NBC's America's Got Talent may have remained the hit show of the summer last week as its Tuesday edition ranked No. 1 with 8.7 million viewers and its Wednesday results episode ranked No. 2 with 7.8 million, but CBS repeats filled in the remaining boxes on Nielsen's list of top ten TV shows; they also accounted for 14 of the top 20. Not a single Michael Jackson special figured in the top 20 rankings, but the ratings for the evening newscasts were all up even as those for primetime TV were down. NBC Nightly News With Brian William s averaged 8.34 million viewers -- which would have placed it at No. 2 on the primetime list. ABC's World News With Charles Gibson ranked second among the newscasts with 7.15 million viewers -- enough to have put it at No. 6 if it had aired during primetime. Ratings were also up for CBS's struggling CBS Evening News With Katie Couric , which averaged 5.69 million viewers, but even that would have given it 15th place on the list -- not bad considering the fact that nearly 250 television shows are ranked by Nielsen each week. For the week, CBS averaged a 4.5 rating and a 9 share (6.9 million viewers). NBC placed second with a 3.5/7 (5.4 million). Fox came in third with a 2.6/5 (4.2 million), while ABC trailed with a 2.4/5 (3.7 million).

The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research 1. America's Got Talent (Tuesday), NBC, 7.6/13; 2. America's Got Talent (Wednesday), NBC, 6.9/12; 3. NCIS, CBS, 6.8/12; 4. The Mentalist (Tuesday), CBS, 6.7/11; 5. The Mentalist (Thursday), CBS, 6.5/12; 6. Two and a Half Men , CBS, 5.9/10; 7 . CSI Crime Scene Investigation , CBS, 5.5/10; 7. (Tie) CSI NY , CBS, 5.5/10; 9. 48 Hours Mystery Tuesday, CBS, 5.4/10; 9. (Tie) 60 Minutes , CBS, 5.4/11; 9. (Tie) Criminal Minds , CBS, 5.4/9; 9. CSI Miami , CBS, 5.4/9.

08/07/2009