When the definitive history of New Yorkers’ viewing habits finally gets written, the chapter on the summer of 2009 is going to have a lot to say about talent competitions and baseball. You people are insatiable.
(1) WNBC-4….America’s Got Talent (Wed)….665,000
(2) YES….Yankees Baseball….612,000
(3) WNBC-4….America’s Got Talent (Tu)….608,000
(4) WCBS-2….60 Minutes….575,000
(5) WCBS-2….Two and a Half Men….554,000
(6) YES….Yankees Baseball….539,000
(7) WCBS-2….CSI Miami….536,000
(8) YES….Yankees Baseball….524,000
(9) YES….Yankees Baseball….523,000
(10) WCBS-2….Big Brother….482,000
Top 10 shows in New York, August 31 to September 6, according to Nielsen Data (total viewers, time shifting/DVR not included)