"Idol" ratings killer carries Fox to another win
Three nights of "American Idol" last week translated into the top three spots on the weekly Household ratings chart from Nielsen for Fox.
ABC claimed the #4 spot with "Oprah's Big Give."
Fox was way out ahead in HH ratings for the week, with an average 8.0 rating and 13 share. Well back in second was CBS at 5.3/9, then ABC 5.1/8, NBC 4.7/8, Univision 1.8/3, CW 1.5/2, MyNetworkTV 0.8/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
For the Key 18-49 demo, it was Fox, ABC, a tie by CBS and NBC, Univision, CW, Telemundo, MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
Here are the week's top 20 programs.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network Primetime (Live + SD) week of 02/25/08 - 03/02/08
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating | Share | Audience (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 16.0 | 24 | 28592 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 15.7 | 24 | 27553 |
| 3 | AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/28(S) | FOX | 14.9 | 23 | 26232 |
| 4 | OPRAH'S BIG GIVE | ABC | 9.5 | 15 | 15680 |
| 5 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON | NBC | 9.2 | 14 | 15425 |
| 6 | ABC PREMIERE EVENT-2/25(S) | ABC | 8.6 | 13 | 12688 |
| 7 | DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS | FOX | 8.4 | 13 | 14395 |
| 7 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 8.4 | 13 | 14874 |
| 9 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 8.1 | 13 | 12336 |
| 10 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 7.7 | 13 | 11437 |
| 10 | LOST | ABC | 7.7 | 12 | 12893 |
| 12 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 7.6 | 12 | 12199 |
| 13 | CSI | CBS | 7.5 | 12 | 11554 |
| 14 | BACK TO YOU SP-2/26 9:30P(S) | FOX | 7.4 | 11 | 12154 |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 7.4 | 12 | 12529 |
| 16 | NCIS | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 11082 |
| 17 | BACK TO YOU SP-2/27 9:30P(S) | FOX | 7.2 | 11 | 11677 |
| 18 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 7.0 | 12 | 10453 |
| 19 | HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS | ABC | 6.4 | 11 | 10092 |
| 20 | PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME | CBS | 6.2 | 11 | 9492 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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