Here are the national winners (for all persons 2+) according to BBM/Nielsen – Feb. 5-11.
Monday: CTV’s CSI: Miami measured the top audience of the night with an average of 2.937 viewers in the 10 pm time slot. Global’s Prison Break took the 8 pm time slot with 1.650 million, although CTV’s Corner Gas raked in a close 1.628 million. In the 9 pm time slot, CTV’s Law & Order: CI earned 1.455 million viewers against Global’s Heroes, which got 1.331 million.
Tuesday: CTV’s American Idol earned 3.153 million viewers in the 8 pm time slot. Global’s House won the 9 pm time slot with a 2.449 million average, against CTV’s Criminal Minds, which got 1.3 million that night. The 10 pm time slot went to CTV’s Law & Order: SVU with slightly more than 2 million.
Wednesday: CTV took the 10 pm time slot with an average 3.3 million viewers watching CSI: New York. The net also took the 9 pm time slot with American Idol‘s 2.749 million average, along with the 8 pm time slot, which delivered 1.592 million viewers for the return of Lost.
Thursday: CSI on CTV won the top spot with CSI, which clocked an average of 3.557 million viewers in the 9 pm time slot, while Global’s Deal or No Deal got 2.193 million. Global’s Survivor: Fiji raked in 2.643 viewers to win the 8 pm time slot, although CTV’s Grey’s Anatomy earned a healthy 2.216 million for that hour. And the 10 pm time slot went to CTV’s ER, which measured 2.094 million viewers against Global’s Shark, which earned 1.5 million.
Friday: CTV’s Law & Order got the highest Friday night numbers with 1.7 million viewers at 10 pm and 1.623 million watching Ghost Whisperer at 8 pm. Global’s closest contender for the 10 pm crowd was Numb3rs, which took in 1.198 million viewers. The 9 pm time slot was a close race with CTV’s Close to Home hitting an average of 1.242 million viewers and Global getting 1.195 million for Las Vegas.
Saturday: CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada‘s got a strong hold on the top numbers for Saturday night. Airing from 7 pm to 10 pm, the net’s numbers measured 1.667 million viewers, up from 1.582 million the previous week.
Sunday: CTV won the Sunday night crown with an average 1.918 million viewers tuning in for Desperate Housewives at 9 pm. The Grammy Awards on Global got 1.826 million viewers on average, from 8 pm to 11:30 pm. CTV’s Criminal Minds earned a healthy 1.332 million viewers for its Sunday 8 pm broadcast.
For lists of the top 30 TV shows nationally and by region for the week, according to BBM/Nielsen, please click the links below:
