The show NCIS ranked where on the Nielsen ratings top twenty most - watched cable shows for the week ending March 1 , 2009 ?
The show ranked number five ( 4.492 million viewers ) , six ( 4.467 million viewers ) , eight ( 4.394 million viewers ) , nine ( 4.214 million viewers ) , fifteen ( 3.962 million viewers ) , and seventeen ( 3.8.58 million viewers ) in the list of Nielsen ratings top twenty most - watched cable shows for the week ending May 3 , 2009 .