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Idol crushes the competition (again)

11 March, 2008 12:44:00

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Fox rolled to an easy victory in the weekly Nielsen ratings as "American Idol" again claimed the #1, #2 and #3 spots with viewers.
For week 24 Fox had an average HH rating of 7.1 and an 11 share. CBS was next at 5.3/9, NBC 5.0/8, ABC 4.8/8, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.5/2, MyNetworkTV 0.9/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion and TeleFutura tied at 0.4/1 and Azteca America at 0.1/0.

The 18-49 results were much the same, with Fox well out in front, followed by NBC, ABC, CBS, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, 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 03/03/08 - 03/09/08

Rank	Program	Network	Rating	Share	Audience (000)
1	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	16.0	25	28324
2	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	15.9	24	28463
3	AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/6(S)	FOX	15.0	23	26502
4	20/20: THE ROYAL FAMILY(S)	ABC	9.7	15	14142
5	MOMENT OF TRUTH	FOX	8.8	14	14719
6	NEW AMSTERDAM	FOX	8.2	12	13495
7	60 MINUTES	CBS	7.8	14	11744
8	LOST	ABC	7.6	12	13008
9	OPRAH'S BIG GIVE	ABC	7.4	11	11878
10	EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.	ABC	7.3	12	12407
10	SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA	CBS	7.3	11	12638
12	DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	6.7	10	10821
12	NCIS	CBS	6.7	10	10246
14	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	6.5	11	9630
14	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	6.5	11	9568
16	CSI	CBS	6.4	10	9712
16	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	6.4	11	9355
16	PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME	CBS	6.4	11	10297
19	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	6.3	9	9957
20	LAW AND ORDER:SVU	NBC	6.2	11	9063