Super week for CBS

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Not only did the Super Bowl broadcast top the ratings for the past week, but the strong lead-in also put “Undercover Boss” on CBS ahead of Fox’s powerhouse “American Idol” in the ratings, even for 18-49.


No one even came close to CBS in the overall ratings for the week. In Households it scored a 13 ratings and 21 share, with Fox at 5.2/8, ABC 4.4/7, NBC 3.1/5, Univision 1.8/3, CW 1.2/2, Ion 0.7/1, Telemundo and TeleFutura 0.5/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

Similarly, in 18-49 CBS had 8.5/22, Fox 3.2/8, ABC 2.5/7, NBC 1.5/4, Univision 1.4/4, CW 0.9/2, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

Here are the week’s top 20 shows.

The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 2/1/10 – 2/7/10

Rank

Program

Network

HH Rating

HH Share

2+ Audience (000)

1

SUPER BOWL XLIV(S)

CBS

45.0

68

106476

2

SUPER BOWL XLIV POST GAME(S)

CBS

33.0

51

75474

3

UNDERCOVER BOSS

CBS

19.1

32

38654

4

AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY

FOX

13.4

20

24705

5

AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY

FOX

11.9

19

20999

6

NCIS

CBS

11.5

17

19234

7

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

10.0

15

16422

8

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

9.9

15

16506

9

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

9.3

16

14682

10

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

9.1

14

14745

10

BIG BANG THEORY, THE

CBS

9.1

14

15506

12

CSI

CBS

8.8

14

14491

12

CSI: NY

CBS

8.8

16

14158

14

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

8.5

15

13440

15

GOOD WIFE, THE

CBS

8.4

14

12808

16

GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

8.1

13

12549

17

HOUSE

FOX

7.8

12

13378

18

BONES

FOX

7.4

12

12372

18

BACHELOR, THE

ABC

7.4

11

11734

20

SUPER BOWL GREAT COMMRCLS(S)

CBS

6.8

11

10990


Source: The Nielsen company