Nielsen Top Twenty Shows (18-49 Demo) for the week ending February 15, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 9.5 | 12,524 | |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 9.2 | 12,183 | |
| 3 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 5.9 | 7,838 | |
| 4 | Private Practice | ABC | 5.7 | 7,564 | |
| 5 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 4.9 | 6,513 | |
| 6 | CSI | CBS | 4.9 | 6,501 | |
| 7 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 4.8 | 6,351 | |
| 8 | OFFICE | NBC | 4.6 | 6,120 | |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.5 | 5,884 | |
| 10 | SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS | P | CBS | 4.4 | 5,843 |
| 11 | LOST | ABC | 4.4 | 5,818 | |
| 12 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 4.2 | 5,560 | |
| 13 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 4.2 | 5,536 | |
| 14 | FRINGE | FOX | 4.1 | 5,442 | |
| 15 | Dateline NBC 2/10(S) | S | NBC | 4.0 | 5,273 |
| 16 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 4.0 | 5,221 | |
| 17 | Family Guy | FOX | 3.8 | 5,068 | |
| 18 | 30 Rock | NBC | 3.8 | 5,047 | |
| 19 | NCIS | CBS | 3.7 | 4,931 | |
| 20 | Biggest Loser 7 | NBC | 3.7 | 4,899 |
Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved
All numbers are live plus same day DVR viewing.
For the ratings, is the number of viewers important, or the demo number it gets?
Tyler, in terms of renewal potential, the demo is more important.
Every show on this list is a lock for renewal for 2009-10, if they havent been renewed already.
glad to see lost still doing very well in the demos even against ai.
Can anyone tell me which number The Simpsons are? Was a very slow Sunday, I’m surprised to see Family Guy on the list.
oh and mentalist is great. it even beat fringe in the demos. i dont think fox is happy
Considering that The Mentalist gets like 7 million more viewers than Fringe, it’s not that surprising…..and wow, I didn’t know Family Guy performed that well for FOX. Also glad to see 30 Rock and The Office here as well