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Live, reality competition shows are dominating the TV ratings. Fox's "American Idol" is still on top, with two nights claiming the top two spots. But ABC is now airing two nights of "Dancing With the Stars" and it claimed spots number three and four, well ahead of the top scripted show, "Two and a Half Men," on CBS.

Fox once again easily won the week in the key 18-49 demo, followed by CBS, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.

ABC was nipping at Fox's heels in Household ratings. Fox held onto the top spot with a rating of 6.0 and 10 share, with ABC at 5.8/10. CBS was at 5.5/9, then NBC 4.8/8, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.6/3, MyNetworkTV 0.8/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura and Ion tied at 0.4/1, and Azteca America at 0.1/0.

Here are the top 20 shows.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/17/08 - 03/23/08

Rank

ProgramNetworkHH RatingHH ShareAudience (000)
1AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAYFOX15.32426078
2AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAYFOX15.22327338
3DANCING WITH THE STARSABC13.32121147
4DANCING W/STARS SP-3/18(S)ABC10.81617019
5TWO AND A HALF MENCBS8.51314057
660 MINUTESCBS7.31311537
7LAW AND ORDERNBC7.11210490
7OLD CHRISTINECBS7.11111470
9LOSTABC7.01111461
9MOMENT OF TRUTHFOX7.01110922
11NCISCBS6.81110601
12SURVIVOR:MICRONESIA WE-SP(S)CBS6.71111556
13DEAL OR NO DEAL 3/20(S)NBC6.61110259
14CSI: MIAMICBS6.4119643
14EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.ABC6.41111365
14MEDIUMNBC6.41110072
17DEAL OR NO DEAL-MONNBC6.21010080
17MISS GUIDED SP-3/18(S)ABC6.2119281
19CBS NCAA POST GAME SUN 1(S)CBS6.11210027
19OPRAH'S BIG GIVEABC6.1109807

Source: Nielsen Media Research



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