“Dancing With the Stars” on ABC was again the most-watched show on television, but Fox – powered by “American Idol” – was tops overall in both Household ratings and the key 18-49 demo. And of course, American Idol was still the number one show in the 18-49 demo.
For HH Fox scored a 5.4 rating and 9 share, edging CBS at 5.3/9. ABC was at 4.7/8, NBC 3.7/6, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.1/2, Ion and Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Estrella TV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In 18-49 Fox was at 3.2/10, with ABC 2.0/6, CBS and NBC 1.9/6, Univision 1.3/4, CW 0.8/2, Telemundo 0.5/2, 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 |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 4/19/10 – 4/25/10 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
1 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
13.4 |
21 |
21066 |
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
11.0 |
18 |
19669 |
3 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
10.6 |
18 |
18824 |
4 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
9.4 |
16 |
14955 |
5 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
8.8 |
14 |
13556 |
6 |
CSI |
CBS |
8.2 |
13 |
13353 |
7 |
GLEE |
FOX |
7.6 |
12 |
12982 |
8 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
7.3 |
12 |
11661 |
9 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
7.2 |
13 |
11382 |
10 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
7.1 |
11 |
11291 |
10 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
7.1 |
11 |
11417 |
10 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
7.1 |
11 |
11664 |
13 |
SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS |
CBS |
7.0 |
12 |
11886 |
13 |
ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED |
ABC |
7.0 |
11 |
10665 |
15 |
CASTLE |
ABC |
6.7 |
11 |
10393 |
16 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
CBS |
6.6 |
10 |
10270 |
17 |
NCIS |
CBS |
6.5 |
10 |
9987 |
18 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
6.4 |
10 |
10815 |
19 |
AMAZING RACE 16 |
CBS |
6.3 |
10 |
10647 |
20 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
5.9 |
10 |
8751 |
Source: The Nielsen Company