They did it. NBC has made the list, not once but four times! Check it out after the jump.......
NBA basketball finals came in on top on ABC, but the "Peacock Network" came on strong in the ratings this past week & it's about time. Four shows made it into the "Top Ten" with a little help from our Commander in Chief. TV viewers love President Obama. His appearances are always a ratings success & NBC's special, The Obama White House with Brian Williams came in at #7 & #8 for it's two-night tour. The season finale of Law & Order: SVU came in at #3. CBS repeats did dominate though, with eleven shows on the list, but that was expected.
Here is Mr. Neilson's official "Top twenty" list for the week of June 1-7:
1. NBA Finals Game #2 ABC 14.1mil
2. NBA Finals Game #1 ABC 13mil
3. Law & Order: SVU (season finale) NBC 11.6mil
4. NCIS (repeat) CBS 11.3mil
5. The Mentalist (Tues. repeat) CBS 10.9mil
6. Two and a Half Men (repeat) CBS 10.1mil
7. Obama White House Pt. #1 NBC 9.2mil
8. Obama White House Pt. #2 NBC 9mil
9. 60 Minutes (repeat) CBS 8.9mil
10. Law & Order NBC 8.9mil
11. So You Think You Can Dance (Wed.) FOX 8.9mil
12. Criminal Minds (repeat) CBS 8.6mil
13. CSI: Miami (repeat) CBS 8.5mil
14. The Mentalist (Thurs. repeat) CBS 8.5mil
15. Wipeout ABC 8.4mil
16. Rules of Engagement (repeat) CBS 8.3mil
17. So You Think You Can Dance (Thurs.) FOX 8.2mil
18. CSI (repeat) CBS 7.9mil
19. CSI: NY (repeat) CBS 7.8mil
20. 48 Hours Mystery (repeat) CBS 7.7mil
NBC's premiere of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Outta Here did not make the list of overall viewership, but in the 18 to 49 yr. old numbers, it came in at #9 with 5.5 million viewers. The numbers dipped the next night (Wed.) to 4.7 million, but picked back up on Thursday, racking in 5.2 million watching.
Some other shows not making the list, but still brought in good numbers were CBS' 2009 Tony Awards. It had 7.4 million viewers. ABC's The Bachelorette garnered 6.4 million. The premiere of Here Comes the Newlyweds, also on ABC, had 4.9 million watching.
Things on the cable networks are looking a bit different this past week. Everyone is still tuning in to watch Jon & Kate Plus 8 uncomfortably trying to pretend they are having fun, but two USA premiere shows sandwiched them in. Burn Notice's season premiere put them in the #1 spot & the debut of Royal Pains came in at #3.
Here's the "Top Ten" for the week of June 1-7:
1. Burn Notice (season premiere) USA 5.9mil
2. Jon & Kate Plus 8 (9:30-10pm) TLC 5.9mil
3. Royal Pains (series debut) USA 5.5mil
4. NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing/Poconos TNT 5.4mil
5. Jon & Kate Plus 8 (9-9:30pm) TLC 5.4mil
6. NASCAR Post Race Show TNT 5.3mil
7. WWE Wrestling (10-11pm) USA 5mil
8. WWE Wrestling (9-10pm) USA 4.5mil
9. Hannah Montana DISNEY (Sun 7:30-8pm) 4.1mil
10. SpongeBob NICK (Tue 5-5:30pm) 4.1mil
That's it for this week kids. Sorry it's so late. I've been hunting black bears in my backyard!
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