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$(document).ready(function () {
     $('#customerTable tbody').on('click', 'tr', function() {
         alert('Clicked a Row');
     }); 
});

<table id="customerTable" style="width:300px;">
    <thead>
        <tr style="background:#efefef;">
            <td>Name</td>
            <td>City</td>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td>John Smith</td>
            <td>Phoenix</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Jane Smith</td>
            <td>Phoenix</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td>Michelle Dantes</td>
            <td>San Francisco</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>