Top-rated United States television programs of 2009–10
# Top-rated United States television programs of 2009–10

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 2009–10 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

| Rank | Program | Network | Rating |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | American Idol — Tuesday | FOX | 13.7 |
| 2 | American Idol — Wednesday | FOX | 13.3 |
| 3 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 12.6 |
| 4 | NCIS | CBS | 11.5 |
| 5 | Sunday Night Football | NBC | 11.3 |
| 6 | The Mentalist | CBS | 10.6 |
| 7 | Dancing with the Stars — Results | ABC | 9.9 |
| 8 | NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 9.8 |
| 8 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 9.8 |
| 10 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS | 9.7 |
| 11 | Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 9.0 |
| 12 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 8.9 |
| 13 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 8.8 |
| 14 | The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 8.5 |
| 14 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 8.5 |
| 14 | The Good Wife | CBS | 8.5 |
| 17 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 8.4 |
| 18 | CSI: Miami | CBS | 8.1 |
| 19 | CSI: NY | CBS | 7.9 |
| 19 | Survivor | CBS | 7.9 |
| 21 | The Bachelor | ABC | 7.8 |
| 22 | House | FOX | 7.5 |
| 23 | Brothers & Sisters | ABC | 7.0 |
| 24 | Castle | ABC | 6.9 |
| 24 | Lost | ABC | 6.9 |
| 26 | The Amazing Race | CBS | 6.6 |
| 27 | Bones | FOX | 6.5 |
| 28 | 24 | FOX | 6.4 |
| 29 | Cold Case | CBS | 6.3 |
| 29 | Private Practice | ABC | 6.3 |
