CBS wins, Fox claims 18-49
Last week was another ratings win for CBS, but Fox, with the strength of "American Idol," again won the 18-49 demo and is barely ahead of CBS for the season to date in that big money demo. Overall, CBS scored an average rating of 8.5 and a 14 share, well ahead of Fox and NBC at 6.1/10 (with Fox barely ahead for total audience), ABC 6.0/10, WB 2.4/4, UPN 2.2/4 and Pax 0.4/1. ABC's "Desperate Housewives" claimed the top spot among the network show, holding off "Idol." Here are the top 20 primetime shows for the week of 4/25-5/1.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime week of 04/25/05 - 05/01/05
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Rank
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Program
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Network
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Rating
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Share
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Audience(000)
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1
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
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ABC
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15.8
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23
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25685
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2
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AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY
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FOX
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15.2
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24
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25520
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3
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CSI
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CBS
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15.1
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23
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23684
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4
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AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY
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FOX
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14.8
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23
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24425
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5
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SURVIVOR: PALAU
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CBS
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12.6
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19
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21214
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6
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GREY'S ANATOMY
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ABC
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11.3
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18
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17882
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7
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EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
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CBS
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10.4
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15
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15792
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7
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HOUSE
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FOX
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10.4
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16
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16455
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9
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COLD CASE
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CBS
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10.3
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16
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16278
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9
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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10.3
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16
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15689
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11
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E.R.
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NBC
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10.0
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16
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14523
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12
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CBS SUNDAY MOVIE
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CBS
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9.8
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15
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14982
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12
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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9.8
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16
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14836
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14
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EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P
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ABC
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9.7
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15
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16361
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14
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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9.7
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14
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14931
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16
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MEDIUM
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NBC
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9.1
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15
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14425
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17
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JAG
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CBS
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9.0
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15
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13984
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18
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NCIS
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CBS
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8.9
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14
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13667
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19
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LOST
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ABC
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8.5
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14
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13746
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20
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AMAZING RACE: 7
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CBS
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8.3
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12
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13266
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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