Dramas strong, but reality still rules

Scripted series were back with virtually all new episodes last week, claiming eight of the top dozen spots in the weekly Household ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

But those missing four were the top four, with two nights of "American Idol" on Fox and two nights of "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC dominated the ratings.

CBS, however, was able to claim a win in HH ratings overall on the strength of its scripted shows, posting an average 6.0 rating and 10 share. ABC was next at 5.9/10, followed by Fox 5.6/9, NBC 4.6/8, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.7/3, MyNetworkTV 0.9/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion and TeleFutura at 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

In the key 18-49, Fox had another easy win, followed by ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura and a tie by Ion and Azteca America.

There was a five-way tie for #20 in the HH ratings for individual shows, so here are the top 24 shows on television last week: