Even with the number one show for the week, “America’s Got Talent,” NBC still finished second in both Households and the key 18-49 demo.
In HH, CBS was on top with a 4.1 rating and 7 share. NBC was at 3.8/7, Fox 3.2/6, ABC 2.2/4, Univison 1.6/3, MyNetworkTV 0.9/2, CW 0.7/1, Ion, Telemundo and TeleFutura all tied at 0.4/1, and Azteca America 0.1/0.
For 18-49 it was Fox, NBC, CBS, Univision, ABC, MyNetworkTV, a three-way tie by CW, Telemundo and TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
Here are the top 20 shows.
| The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report | |||||
| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 08/03/09 – 08/09/09 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 7.8 | 13 | 12957 |
| 2 | NCIS | CBS | 6.5 | 12 | 9889 |
| 3 | AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P | NBC | 6.3 | 11 | 10668 |
| 4 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 6.1 | 12 | 9496 |
| 4 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 6.1 | 10 | 9460 |
| 6 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 5.7 | 10 | 9566 |
| 7 | CSI: NY | CBS | 5.6 | 10 | 7986 |
| 8 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 5.4 | 9 | 8394 |
| 9 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 5.3 | 9 | 7915 |
| 9 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 5.3 | 10 | 7670 |
| 11 | DATELINE NBC-MON | NBC | 4.9 | 9 | 7061 |
| 11 | NBC NFL PRE-SEASON 8/9(S) | NBC | 4.9 | 9 | 7920 |
| 13 | CSI | CBS | 4.8 | 8 | 7066 |
| 13 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 4.8 | 9 | 7784 |
| 15 | AMERICA GOT TALENT-TUE 8P | NBC | 4.4 | 8 | 6914 |
| 15 | MILLIONAIRE-8/9(S) | ABC | 4.4 | 8 | 7000 |
| 15 | WIPEOUT | ABC | 4.4 | 8 | 8020 |
| 18 | BIG BROTHER 11-SUN | CBS | 4.2 | 8 | 7146 |
| 18 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 4.2 | 7 | 6191 |
| 20 | BIG BROTHER 11-THU | CBS | 4.1 | 8 | 6437 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company | |||||
