Primetime Broadcast Ratings, March 20, 2009
Mar 21, 2009 | Posted in Media And Entertainment | Discuss
CBS’s “NCAA Basketball Championship Special” claimed the top slot in Nielsen’s ranking of the top primetime telecasts on broadcast TV for March 20, 2009. The show drew just over 8.9 million average viewers Friday night.

ABC’s “20/20-Friday” and NBC’s “Dateline Friday” rounded out the top three with 6.5 and 6.1 million average viewers respectively.

Rank Program Network Viewers (P2+)
1 CBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-EVEFR2(S)-03/20/2009 CBS 8,904,000
2 20/20-FRI ABC 6,547,000
3 DATELINE FRI NBC 6,149,000
4 MANANA PARA SIEMPRE FRI UNI 5,279,000
5 SUPERNANNY ABC 5,248,000
6 WIFE SWAP ABC 4,735,000
7 CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI UNI 4,367,000
8 DOLLHOUSE FOX 4,136,000
9 HOWIE DO IT 8P NBC 3,967,000
10 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS NBC 3,850,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (March 20, 2009).

Overall, CBS won the night with an average audience of almost 8.9 million viewers,
while ABC took second place with almost 5.5 million average viewers. NBC and UNI
claimed third and fourth places with roughly 4.6 and 4.4 million average viewers.
FOX and the MNT followed in fifth and sixth places with average audiences of roughly
3.9 million and 3.4 million average viewers, respectively.

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