ABC snares week in 18-49

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Even with powerhouse “American Idol” still #1 in the key demo for Fox, ABC managed to win the last full week of the 2009-2010 TV season in the big money 18-49 demo. Despite having the most watched show, “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC was edged in the Household ratings by CBS.


In HH CBS was at an average 6.2 rating and 11 share, with ABC at 5.5/10. Fox was at 4.6/8, NBC 3.8/7, Univision 1.9/3, CW 0.9/2, Ion and Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.5/1 and Azteca America and Estrella TV 0.1/0.

For 18-49 ABC was at 2.9/9, Fox 2.7/9, CBS 2.2/7, NBC 1.9/6, Univision 1.6/5, CW 0.6/2, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.3/1 and Azteca America and Estrella TV 0.1/0.

Here are the week’s top 20 shows.

The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) 5/17/10 – 5/23/10

Rank

Program

Network

HH Rating

HH Share

2+ Audience (000)

1

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

12.1

19

19044

2

AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY

FOX

11.1

18

19003

3

AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY

FOX

10.5

17

18684

4

NCIS

CBS

9.9

16

15964

5

GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

9.7

16

15244

6

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

9.5

15

15316

7

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

9.4

16

15221

8

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

8.9

14

15020

9

DANCING W/STARS RESULTS

ABC

8.6

14

13188

9

CSI

CBS

8.6

14

14345

11

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

8.4

14

13254

12

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

8.1

13

13279

13

GOOD WIFE, THE

CBS

7.9

14

12038

14

LOST: THE END(S)

ABC

7.5

13

13567

15

CSI: NY

CBS

7.3

13

11300

16

GLEE

FOX

6.8

11

11466

17

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

6.7

12

10524

18

HOUSE

FOX

6.5

11

11064

18

CASTLE

ABC

6.5

11

10074

20

BROOKS & DUNN: LAST RODEO(S)

CBS

6.3

10

10151


Source: The Nielsen Company