2008–09 United States network television schedule

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List of American television programs currently in production

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Prime time: 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

Late night: 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

The following is the 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers prime time hours from September 2008 through August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2007–08 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here).

New fall series are highlighted in bold.

The official schedule was set by each network before the start of the official fall season. NBC revealed its fall schedule on April 2^[1] followed ABC and The CW on May 13,^[2][3] CBS on May 14,^[4] Fox on May 15,^[5] and MyNetworkTV on May 22.^[6] The CW unveiled its Sunday lineup on May 27.^[7]

All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time. Pacific Time is the same. Subtract one hour for Central or Mountain time. The exception is when a program is aired live in all time zones (such as NBC Sunday Night Football).

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.^[8]

  Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.

  Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.

  Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday[]

Network		7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	America's Funniest Home Videos		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Desperate Housewives (9/9.9)		Brothers & Sisters (23/7.2)
	Summer	America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns)		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Reruns)		Desperate Housewives (Reruns)		Brothers & Sisters (Reruns)
						Shark Tank		Defying Gravity
CBS	Fall	60 Minutes (14/8.9)		The Amazing Race		Cold Case (20/7.5) (Tied with The Bachelor)		The Unit
	Winter			Million Dollar Password
	Follow-up			The Amazing Race
	Summer			Million Dollar Password		Cold Case (Reruns)		Without a Trace (Reruns)
				Big Brother (Nominations)
						There Goes the Neighborhood		Cold Case (Reruns)
The CW	Fall	In Harm's Way		Valentine		Easy Money		Local Programming
	Follow-Up	Jericho (Reruns)		CW Sunday Movie
	Summer	Valentine (Reruns)
Fox	Fall	NFL on Fox	The OT	The Simpsons	King of the Hill	Family Guy	American Dad!
	Winter	Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
	Spring	Hole in the Wall	Hole in the Wall
	Follow-up	American Dad! (Reruns)	King of the Hill		Sit Down, Shut Up
	Summer	'Til Death (Reruns)	American Dad! (Reruns)	The Simpsons (Reruns)	King of the Hill (Reruns)	Family Guy (Reruns)	The Simpsons (Reruns)
NBC	Fall	Football Night in America		NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20, to game completion) (8/10.0)
	Winter	Dateline NBC		Kings		The Celebrity Apprentice
	Spring
	Follow-up	Dateline NBC
	Summer	Dateline NBC		Merlin		Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns)		Law & Order (Reruns)
				NBC Sunday Night Football / Specials

Note: On Sundays, The CW programming begins at 6:30 PM (EST).^[7]
Note: CBS' Sunday Night primetime lineup is often delayed due to NFL on CBS game coverage running longer than scheduled, except in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, where the lineup airs as scheduled. Note: The 7pm hour on Fox features animated series reruns in the Pacific and Mountain time zones during the NFL season.

Monday[]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Dancing with the Stars (3/12.9)			Samantha Who?	Boston Legal
	Winter	The Bachelor (20/7.5) (Tied with Cold Case)				True Beauty[9]
	Spring	Dancing with the Stars (3/12.9)			Surviving Suburbia	Castle (25/6.9)
	Summer	The Bachelorette				Here Come the Newlyweds
						Dating in the Dark
		Dating in the Dark (Reruns)		Dating in the Dark		Castle (Reruns)
CBS	Fall	The Big Bang Theory	How I Met Your Mother	Two and a Half Men (12/9.10 (Tied with CSI: Miami)	Worst Week	CSI: Miami (12/9.10 (Tied with Two and a Half Men)
	Follow-up				Rules of Engagement (24/7.1)
	Summer	How I Met Your Mother (Reruns)	Rules of Engagement (Reruns)	Two and a Half Men (Reruns)	The Big Bang Theory (Reruns)	CSI: Miami (Reruns)
The CW	Fall	Gossip Girl		One Tree Hill		Local Programming
	Follow-Up			Privileged
	Winter			One Tree Hill[10]
	Summer	Gossip Girl (Reruns)		One Tree Hill (Reruns)
Fox	Fall	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles		Prison Break
	Winter	House (17/8.1)		24 (22/7.3)
	Summer	House (Reruns)		Lie to Me
MNT	Fall	Celebrity Exposé		Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed
	Follow-Up	Twilight Zone
	Winter			Masters of Illusion[11]
	Spring			Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
	Summer	Celebrity Exposé
NBC	Fall	Chuck		Heroes		My Own Worst Enemy
	Follow-up	Superstars of Dance				Momma's Boys
	Winter	Chuck		Heroes		Medium[12]
	Spring
	Follow-up	Deal or No Deal		Medium
	Summer	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!		Law & Order: Criminal Intent		Dateline NBC
		The Great American Road Trip

Tuesday[]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Opportunity Knocks		Dancing with the Stars – Results (7/10.7)		Eli Stone[13]
	Follow-up	Holiday Specials		According to Jim	According to Jim
	Winter	Homeland Security USA		Scrubs	Scrubs	Primetime: What Would You Do?[14]
	Spring	According to Jim	According to Jim	Dancing with the Stars – Results (7/10.7)		Cupid
	Summer	The Superstars		Better Off Ted (Reruns)	Scrubs (Reruns)	Primetime
		Various Repeats		Shaq Vs.
CBS	Fall	NCIS (5/10.9)		The Mentalist (6/10.8)		Without a Trace (16/8.4)
	Summer	NCIS (Reruns)		Big Brother (Power of Veto)		48 Hours Mystery
The CW	Fall	90210		Privileged		Local Programming
	Follow-up	Reaper		90210[15]
	Summer	90210 (Reruns)		Hitched or Ditched
Fox	Fall	House (17/8.1)		Fringe
	Winter	American Idol (2/14.6)
	Spring	American Idol (2/14.6)
	Follow-up	American Idol (2/14.6)		Fringe
	Summer	House (Reruns)		Mental
MNT	Fall	Street Patrol	Street Patrol (Reruns)	Jail	Jail (Reruns)
	Winter			Vice Squad
	Follow-Up			Whacked Out Videos
	Spring			Jail	Jail (Reruns)
NBC	Fall	The Biggest Loser				Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (26/6.7) (Tied with ER and Bones)
	Summer	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!		Law & Order: Criminal Intent		Dateline NBC
		The Great American Road Trip

Wednesday[]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Pushing Daisies		Private Practice		Dirty Sexy Money
	Winter	Desperate Housewives		Lost (29/6.6) (Tied with Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs)		Life on Mars
	Spring	Scrubs	Better Off Ted			The Unusuals[16]
	Summer	Wipeout		I Survived a Japanese Game Show		Primetime
				Crash Course
CBS	Fall	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Gary Unmarried	Criminal Minds (11/9.4)		CSI: NY (15/8.6)
	Summer	The New Adventures of Old Christine (Reruns)	Gary Unmarried (Reruns)	Criminal Minds (Reruns)		CSI: NY (Reruns)
The CW	Fall	America's Next Top Model		Stylista		Local Programming
	Follow-Up	Stylista (Reruns)
	Winter	13: Fear is Real[10]		90210 (Reruns)[15]
	Follow-Up	Privileged[15]
	Spring	America's Next Top Model
	Summer	America's Next Top Model (Reruns)		Hitched or Ditched (Reruns)
Fox	Fall	Bones (26/6.7) (Tied with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and ER)		'Til Death	Do Not Disturb
	Follow-Up			House (Reruns)
	Winter	American Idol (1/15.1)		Lie to Me
	Spring	Lie to Me		American Idol (1/15.1)
	Summer	So You Think You Can Dance
MNT	Fall	The World's Funniest Moments		The Tony Rock Project	Under One Roof
	Winter
	Follow-Up
	Spring			Comics Unleashed	Comics Unleashed
	Summer			The Twilight Zone
NBC	Fall	Knight Rider		Deal or No Deal		Lipstick Jungle
	Winter			Life[12]		Law & Order[17]
	Spring	The Chopping Block
	Follow-up	Law & Order (Reruns)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns)
	Summer	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!		America's Got Talent		The Philanthropist
		America's Got Talent (Reruns)

Thursday[]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Ugly Betty		Grey's Anatomy (10/9.6)		Life on Mars
	Winter					Private Practice[18]
	Spring	In the Motherhood	Samantha Who?
	Follow-up	Ugly Betty
	Summer	Samantha Who?	Samantha Who?	Grey's Anatomy (Reruns)		Private Practice (Reruns)
		Grey's Anatomy (Reruns)
CBS	Fall	Survivor: Gabon (18/7.8) (Tied with Eleventh Hour)		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (4/11.5)		Eleventh Hour (18/7.8) (Tied with Survivor)
	Winter	Various Programming
	Follow-Up	Survivor: Tocantins (18/7.8) (Tied with Eleventh Hour)
	Spring					Harper's Island
	Follow-up					Various Crimetime Programs (Reruns)
	Summer	Big Brother (Live Edition)		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Reruns)		The Mentalist (Reruns)
The CW	Fall	Smallville		Supernatural		Local Programming
	Summer	Smallville (Reruns)		Supernatural (Reruns)
Fox	Fall	Hole in the Wall	Hole in the Wall	Kitchen Nightmares
	Winter	Bones (26/6.7) (Tied with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and ER		Hell's Kitchen
	Summer	Bones (Reruns)		So You Think You Can Dance
MNT		My Thursday Night Movie
NBC	Fall	My Name Is Earl	Kath & Kim	The Office	30 Rock	ER (26/6.7) (Tied with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Bones)
	Spring					Southland
	Follow-up		Parks and Recreation
	Summer	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!		The Office (Reruns)	30 Rock (Reruns)	The Listener
		30 Rock (Reruns)	The Office (Reruns)
			Parks and Recreation (Reruns)			Law & Order (Reruns)

Note: The Moment of Truth was originally scheduled to air Thursdays at 8:00 on Fox, but was instead shelved, effectively canceling it.

Friday[]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Wife Swap		Supernanny		20/20
	Summer	Surviving Suburbia	The Goode Family	According to Jim (Reruns)	According to Jim (Reruns)
		Supernanny (Reruns)		Ugly Betty (Reruns)
CBS	Fall	Ghost Whisperer (29/6.6) (Tied with Lost and Numb3rs)		The Ex List		Numb3rs (29/6.6) (Tied with Ghost Whisperer and Lost)
	Follow-Up			Various Reruns
	Winter			Flashpoint
	Summer	Ghost Whisperer (Reruns)		Flashpoint (Reruns)		Numb3rs (Reruns)
The CW	Fall	Everybody Hates Chris	The Game			Local Programming
	Follow-Up			Everybody Hates Chris (Reruns)	The Game (Reruns)
	Winter			13: Fear Is Real
	Follow-up			America's Next Top Model (Reruns)[15]
	Summer	Privileged (Reruns)		Everybody Hates Chris (Reruns)	The Game (Reruns)
Fox	Fall	Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?		Don't Forget the Lyrics!
	Winter	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles		Dollhouse
	Spring
	Follow-up	Prison Break
	Summer	Don't Forget the Lyrics!		House (Reruns)
MNT		WWE Friday Night SmackDown
NBC	Fall	Deal or No Deal		America's Toughest Jobs		Life
	Follow-Up			Crusoe		Lipstick Jungle[17]
	Winter			Lipstick Jungle		Dateline NBC
	Spring	Howie Do It		Friday Night Lights (Reruns)
	Follow-up			Dateline NBC
	Summer	The Chopping Block
		Southland (Reruns)

Saturday[]

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	ESPN Saturday Night Football
	Winter	ABC Saturday Movie of the Week				Desperate Housewives (Reruns)
	Spring					Castle (Reruns)
	Summer					Pushing Daisies
		Wipeout (Reruns)		Castle (Reruns)		Eli Stone
						Dirty Sexy Money
		ABC Saturday Movie of the Week				Shark Tank (Reruns)
CBS	Fall	Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)				48 Hours Mystery
	Winter	Game Show in My Head
	Spring
	Follow-up			Harper's Island
	Summer
				Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)
Fox		COPS	COPS (Reruns)	America's Most Wanted		Local Programming
MNT		My Saturday Night Movie
NBC	Fall	Dateline NBC		Knight Rider (Reruns)
	Follow-Up	Knight Rider (Reruns)		America's Toughest Jobs
	Winter			Crusoe
	Spring	Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns)		Law & Order (Reruns)
	Follow-Up	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns)		Southland (Reruns)
	Summer	Kings		Law & Order (Reruns)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns)

By network[]

ABC[]

CBS[]

The CW[]

Fox[]

MyNetworkTV[]

NBC[]

Renewals and Cancellations[]

Full-season pickups[]

ABC

• Private Practice – On October 22, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[45]
• Samantha Who? – On October 31, 2008, it received a full-season order, adding seven episodes.^[46]

CBS

• Gary Unmarried – On November 14, 2008, it was picked up for a full 22-episode season.^[47]
• The Mentalist – On October 15, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[48]

The CW

• 90210 – On September 22, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[49]

Fox

• Fringe – On October 1, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[50]
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – On October 17, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order, despite its declining ratings this season.^[51]
• 'Til Death – Despite lower ratings, Fox ordered a fourth season of the show.^[52]

MyNetworkTV

• WWE SmackDown – The only program to carry over in the network's conversion to a programming service^{[citation needed]}

NBC

• Chuck – On August 28, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order, one month before the new season even premiered.^[53]
• Knight Rider – On October 21, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order,^[54] then on December 3, 2008, NBC cut the order down to 17.^[55]
• Kath & Kim – On October 31, 2008, was given a full-season order.^[56]
• Life – On November 7, 2008, NBC picked up Life for a full season.^[57]
• Howie Do It – Twelve additional episodes were ordered by NBC.^{[citation needed]}

Cancellations/Series endings[]

ABC

• According to Jim – Cast member Larry Joe Campbell announced in December 2008 that the sets had been bulldozed.
• Boston Legal – On May 13, 2008, ABC announced that in the fall of 2008, Boston Legal would air its fifth and final season of 13 episodes. It last aired in December 2008.
• Cupid – Canceled on May 18, 2009.
• Defying Gravity – Canceled during the summer after five low rated episodes.
• Dirty Sexy Money – On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".^[58]
• Eli Stone – On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".^[58]
• The Goode Family – Canceled on August 8, 2009.
• Homeland Security USA – Due to declining ratings, ABC has decided to pull the remaining episodes of the season.
• In the Motherhood – Due to poor ratings, ABC did not show the remaining episodes of this series.
• Life on Mars – Canceled on March 3, 2009. The series aired its last episode on April 1, 2009.
• Opportunity Knocks – On October 16, 2008, the show was placed on hiatus after three episodes to make room for the Dancing with the Stars recap show. ABC planned on airing the six remaining episodes as part of their summer schedule,^[59] but this never materialized.
• Pushing Daisies – On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".^[58]
• Samantha Who? – Canceled on May 18, 2009 after two seasons, but this show will not return for a third season.
• Surviving Suburbia – Canceled on August 8, 2009.
• The Unusuals – Canceled on May 17, 2009.^[60]

CBS

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• Eleventh Hour – Canceled on May 19, 2009.
• Elite XC Saturday Night Fights – On October 20, Elite XC shut down operations, thus cancelling the show.
• The Ex List – This was the first new drama of the season to be cancelled. The series was replaced with repeats of CBS dramas and new episodes of The Price Is Right Primetime.
• Game Show in My Head – Due to declining ratings, CBS decided not to air any more episodes.
• Harper's Island – It was moved to Saturdays, and CBS made it a mini-series.
• Million Dollar Password – canceled due to declining ratings.
• The Unit – Canceled on May 19, 2009.
• Worst Week – Canceled on May 20, 2009.
• Without a Trace – Canceled on May 19, 2009 after seven seasons.

The CW

• 13: Fear Is Real – Canceled on May 21, 2009.
• 4Real – Canceled on May 21, 2009.
• The CW Sunday Night Movie - Canceled on May 21, 2009.
• Easy Money – MRC decided to cancel the series on November 16, 2008.^[61]
• Everybody Hates Chris – Cast member Chris Rock is planning to cancel the series after four seasons.^[62]
• The Game – Cancelled on May 20, 2009. Moved to BET in January 2011.
• In Harm's Way – The CW decided to get rid of the MRC Sunday night, thus effectively canceling the show on November 23, 2008.^[63]
• Jericho – On May 21, 2009, CW announced that they would not be airing repeats anymore.
• Privileged – Canceled on May 19, 2009, when CW officially announced that Privileged won't come back for a second season.^[64]
• Reaper – Canceled on May 20, 2009 after two seasons.
• Stylista – Canceled on May 21, 2009.
• Valentine – Canceled on November 23, 2008.^[61]

Fox

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? – Fox has announced that the show will not be returning for another season in the fall.
• Do Not Disturb – On September 25, 2008, the show was canceled after three episodes. It became the first cancellation of the season.^[65]
• Don't Forget the Lyrics! – Fox has announced that the show would not be returning for another season in the fall.
• King of the Hill – It was announced on August 14, 2008 that season thirteen would be the final season. The series concluded on September 13, 2009.
• Hole in the Wall – Due to poor ratings, Fox has canceled the show. It later moved to Cartoon Network.
• Prison Break – On January 13, 2009, Fox entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced that "this will be the last year" of Prison Break.^[66]
• Sit Down, Shut Up – Officially canceled May 18, 2009.
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – Officially canceled May 18, 2009.

MyNetworkTV

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The entire schedule of programs for MyNetworkTV except for WWE Smackdown! did not pass on to the 2009/10 season due to the network's conversion to a programming service.

• Celebrity Exposé
• Comics Unleashed (syndicated program on MyNetworkTV's schedule)
• Jail
• Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed
• Masters of Illusion
• My Saturday Night Movie (the network's time on Saturday nights was given back to local affiliates for their own purposes)
• Street Patrol
• The Tony Rock Project
• The Twilight Zone (repeats of 2002 UPN series)
• Under One Roof
• Vice Squad
• Whacked Out Videos
• World's Funniest Moments

NBC

• America's Toughest Jobs – On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series would not be returning for a second season.
• The Chopping Block – On March 26, 2009 the show was canceled due to poor ratings.
• Crusoe – NBC decided not to order any more episodes of this show.
• Deal or No Deal – Canceled on May 19, 2009. The syndicated version of the show will continue.
• ER – NBC announced at the end of the last season that this would be the final season of ER. It aired its final episode on April 2, 2009.
• Howie Do It – Canceled on May 19, 2009.
• Kath & Kim – Canceled on May 19, 2009.
• Kings – NBC has pulled Kings from Sunday nights, placing the remaining episodes on Saturday and not ordering any more episodes.
• Knight Rider – Canceled on May 19, 2009.
• Life – Canceled on May 4, 2009, when there is no season three.
• Lipstick Jungle – Canceled on March 28, 2009 after two seasons.
• The Listener – On July 23, 2009, NBC pulled the remaining episodes of the series due to declining ratings.
• Medium – On May 19, 2009 it was announced that Medium will be moving to CBS next season.
• Merlin – Canceled during the summer due to declining ratings.
• Momma's Boys – Canceled on March 13, 2009, when it was confirmed not be returning for a second season.
• My Name Is Earl – NBC Announced that this will be fourth and final season, the series will concluded on May 14, 2009
• My Own Worst Enemy – Canceled on November 12, 2008.^[67]
• The Philanthropist – Canceled during the summer due to declining ratings.
• Superstars of Dance – On May 19, 2009, it was announced that NBC would not be ordering a second season of the show.

Top weekly ratings[]

• Data sources: AC Nielsen, TV By The Numbers

Total Viewers[]

showWeek	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 25-August 31	America's Got Talent 9/1[68]	11.12	NBC
September 1-September 7	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts[69]	18.35	NBC
September 8-September 14	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns[70]	17.83	NBC
September 15-September 21	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers[71]	22.23	NBC
September 22-September 28	Dancing with the Stars 9/22[72]	21.34	ABC
September 29-October 5	Dancing with the Stars 9/29[73]	18.88	ABC
October 6-October 12	CSI[74]	23.49	CBS
October 13-October 19	CSI[75]	19.28	CBS
October 20-October 26	CSI[76]	19.49	CBS
October 27-November 2	2008 World Series Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies (conclusion)[77]	19.84	FOX
November 3-November 9	60 Minutes[78]	18.47	CBS
November 10-November 16	60 Minutes[79]	25.10	CBS
November 17-November 23	Dancing with the Stars 11/17[80]	19.63	ABC
November 24-November 30	Dancing with the Stars 11/24[81]	21.10	ABC
December 1-December 7	The Mentalist[82]	18.74	CBS
December 8-December 14	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys[83]	23.05	NBC
December 15-December 21	NCIS (Repeat)[84]	19.94	CBS
December 22-December 28	Sunday Night Football: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers[85]	14.85	NBC
December 29-January 4	AFC Wild Card Playoff: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers[86]	27.79	NBC
January 5-January 11	2009 BCS National Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma[87]	26.77	FOX
January 12-January 18	AFC Championship Game: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers[88]	40.65	CBS
January 19-January 25	American Idol 1/21[89]	25.90	FOX
January 26-February 1	Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals[90]	98.73	NBC
February 2-February 8	American Idol 2/3[91]	26.60	FOX
February 9-February 15	American Idol 2/10[92]	24.94	FOX
February 16-February 22	81st Academy Awards[93]	36.31	ABC
February 23-March 1	American Idol 2/25[94]	24.54	FOX
March 2-March 8	American Idol 3/3[95]	24.31	FOX
March 9-March 15	American Idol 3/10[96]	25.77	FOX
March 16-March 22	American Idol 3/18[97]	23.71	FOX
March 23-March 29	American Idol 3/25[98]	26.03	FOX
March 30-April 5	American Idol 3/31[99]	24.41	FOX
April 6-April 12	American Idol 4/8[100]	22.98	FOX
April 13-April 19	American Idol 4/14[101]	24.38	FOX
April 20-April 26	American Idol 4/21[102]	23.96	FOX
April 27-May 3	American Idol 4/28[103]	23.26	FOX
May 4-May 10	American Idol 5/6[104]	23.57	FOX
May 11-May 17	American Idol 5/13[105]	24.67	FOX
May 18-May 24	American Idol 5/20[106]	28.84	FOX
May 25-May 31	NCIS (Repeat)[107]	12.46	CBS
June 1-June 7	2009 NBA Finals Game 2: Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Lakers[108]	14.06	ABC
June 8-June 14	2009 NBA Finals Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic[109]	15.96	ABC
June 15-June 21	NCIS (Repeat)[110]	10.39	CBS
June 22-June 28	America's Got Talent 6/23[111]	11.46	NBC
June 29-July 5	America's Got Talent 6/30[112]	13.15	NBC
July 6-July 12	America's Got Talent 7/8[113]	11.91	NBC
July 13-July 19	2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[114]	14.59	FOX
July 20-July 26	America's Got Talent 7/21[115]	13.75	NBC
July 27-August 2	America's Got Talent 7/28[116]	13.25	NBC
August 3-August 9	America's Got Talent 8/4[117]	12.96	NBC
August 10-August 16	America's Got Talent 8/11[118]	12.88	NBC
August 17-August 23	America's Got Talent 8/18[119]	11.88	NBC
August 24-August 30	America's Got Talent 8/25[120]	11.46	NBC

18-49 Viewers[]

showWeek	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 25-August 31	America's Got Talent 9/1[121]	3.1	NBC
September 1-September 7	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts[122]	7.4	NBC
September 8-September 14	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns[123]	7.2	NBC
September 15-September 21	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers[124]	9.0	NBC
September 22-September 28	Grey's Anatomy[125]	7.4	ABC
September 29-October 5	Desperate Housewives[126]	5.9	ABC
October 6-October 12	CSI[127]	7.1	CBS
October 13-October 19	Grey's Anatomy[128]	5.9	ABC
October 20-October 26	Desperate Housewives[129]	5.8	ABC
October 27-November 2	2008 World Series Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies (conclusion)[130]	6.2	FOX
November 3-November 9	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles[131]	6.7	NBC
November 10-November 16	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins[132]	7.4	NBC
November 17-November 23	Grey's Anatomy[133]	6.2	ABC
November 24-November 30	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings[134]	6.1	NBC
December 1-December 7	The OT[135]	6.3	FOX
December 8-December 14	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys[136]	8.6	NBC
December 15-December 21	Sunday Night Football: Carolina Panthers at New York Giants[137]	6.8	NBC
December 22-December 28	Sunday Night Football: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers[138]	5.4	NBC
December 29-January 4	AFC Wild Card Playoff: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers[139]	10.0	NBC
January 5-January 11	2009 BCS National Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma[140]	9.5	FOX
January 12-January 18	AFC Championship Game: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers[141]	14.7	CBS
January 19-January 25	American Idol 1/21[142]	9.2	FOX
January 26-February 1	Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals[143]	36.7	NBC
February 2-February 8	American Idol 2/3[144]	10.0	FOX
February 9-February 15	American Idol 2/11[145]	9.5	FOX
February 16-February 22	81st Academy Awards[146]	12.1	ABC
February 23-March 1	American Idol 2/25[147]	9.1	FOX
March 2-March 8	American Idol 3/3[148]	9.0	FOX
March 9-March 15	American Idol 3/10[149]	9.5	FOX
March 16-March 22	American Idol 3/18[150]	8.7	FOX
March 23-March 29	American Idol 3/25[151]	9.3	FOX
March 30-April 5	American Idol 3/31[152]	8.9	FOX
April 6-April 12	American Idol 4/7[153]	8.1	FOX
April 13-April 19	American Idol 4/14[154]	8.5	FOX
April 20-April 26	American Idol 4/22[102]	8.3	FOX
April 27-May 3	American Idol 4/28[103]	8.1	FOX
May 4-May 10	American Idol 5/5[104]	8.3	FOX
May 11-May 17	American Idol 5/13[105]	8.7	FOX
May 18-May 24	American Idol 5/20[106]	10.0	FOX
May 25-May 31	So You Think You Can Dance 5/28[107]	3.6	FOX
June 1-June 7	2009 NBA Finals Game 2: Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Lakers[155]	5.8	ABC
June 8-June 14	2009 NBA Finals Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic[109]	6.4	ABC
June 15-June 21	So You Think You Can Dance 6/17[110]	3.1	FOX
June 22-June 28	America's Got Talent 6/23[111]	3.2	NBC
June 29-July 5	America's Got Talent 6/30[112]	3.7	NBC
July 6-July 12	America's Got Talent 7/8[113]	3.3	NBC
July 13-July 19	2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[114]	4.7	FOX
July 20-July 26	America's Got Talent 7/21[115]	3.4	NBC
July 27-August 2	America's Got Talent 7/28[116]	3.5	NBC
August 3-August 9	America's Got Talent 8/4[117]	3.6	NBC
August 10-August 16	America's Got Talent 8/11[118]	3.6	NBC
August 17-August 23	Hell's Kitchen[119]	3.5	FOX
August 24-August 30	Hell's Kitchen[120]	3.6	FOX

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