The list of the top TV programs in the Household ratings from Nielsen looks very different from the 18-49 list this week. “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC and “NCIS” on CBS tied for #1 in HH, but they ranked #6 (tie) and #9 respectively in the big money younger demo, 18-49. The top show in 18-49, “American Idol” (Wednesday) on Fox, was #3 in HH, and the #2 show in 18-49, “The Voice,” on NBC, was back at #13 in HH. CBS, meanwhile, swept both HH and 18-49 overall.
In HH CBS had an average rating of 6.2 and a 10 share, with ABC at 4.4/7, Fox 4.1/7, NBC 3.4/6, Univision 2.0/3, CW 0.9/2, Ion 0.7/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.
In 18-49 CBS was at 2.6/8, Fox 2.2/6, ABC 1.7/5, NBC 1.6/5, Univision 1.5/4, CW 0.6/2, Telemundo 0.5/1, Ion and TeleFutura 0.3/1 and EstrellaTV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Due to a tie, here are the week’s top 21 programs:
| The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report | |||||
| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/19/12 – 03/25/12 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11.9 | 18 | 18788 |
| 1 | NCIS | CBS | 11.9 | 19 | 19055 |
| 3 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 10.4 | 17 | 17209 |
| 4 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 10.2 | 16 | 16174 |
| 5 | AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY | FOX | 9.3 | 15 | 15580 |
| 6 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 7.9 | 12 | 12088 |
| 7 | CASTLE | ABC | 7.5 | 12 | 11521 |
| 8 | CSI | CBS | 7.3 | 12 | 11380 |
| 8 | UNFORGETTABLE | CBS | 7.3 | 12 | 11316 |
| 10 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 7.2 | 12 | 11235 |
| 11 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 7.1 | 11 | 11473 |
| 12 | TOUCH | FOX | 7.0 | 11 | 11810 |
| 13 | VOICE | NBC | 6.9 | 11 | 11950 |
| 14 | CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-2(S) | CBS | 6.7 | 13 | 10949 |
| 15 | GOOD WIFE, THE | CBS | 6.5 | 10 | 9774 |
| 16 | SURVIVOR: ONE WORLD | CBS | 6.2 | 10 | 10469 |
| 17 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 6.1 | 11 | 9291 |
| 17 | MIKE & MOLLY | CBS | 6.1 | 9 | 9713 |
| 19 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 6.0 | 10 | 9308 |
| 20 | 2 BROKE GIRLS | CBS | 5.7 | 9 | 9379 |
| 20 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 5.7 | 9 | 8815 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company | |||||
