CBS comes on strong with scripted shows

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In HH it was CBS 7.2/12, with Fox 5.9/10, ABC 4.9/8, NBC 4.2/7, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.4/2, MyNetworkTV 0.7/1, Telemundo 0.5/1, a tie by Ion and TeleFutura at 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.


In 18-49 it was Fox, CBS,ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, Telemundo, MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura and a tie by Ion and Azteca America.

Season-to-date, CBS pulled back into a tie with Fox for HH ratings, while Fox still leads for total viewership, 18-49 and other major demos.

Here are the week’s top 20 shows.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/31/08 – 04/06/08

Rank Program Network Rating Share Audience (000)
1 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 14.8 22 24839
2 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 14.7 23 26117
3 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 13.0 20 20557
4 CSI CBS 12.4 20 20577
5 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 11.1 17 17282
6 CSI: MIAMI CBS 10.1 16 15650
7 WITHOUT A TRACE CBS 9.7 17 15196
8 CSI: MIAMI – TUESDAY SP(S) CBS 9.1 15 14230
9 CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2(S) CBS 8.8 16 14435
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 8.8 13 14504
11 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 8.2 12 12811
11 CSI: NY CBS 8.2 14 12853
13 OLD CHRISTINE CBS 8.0 12 12570
14 SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA CBS 7.4 12 12870
15 COLD CASE CBS 7.3 11 11927
16 HELL’S KITCHEN FOX 7.0 11 11849
17 CBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE(S) CBS 6.8 13 11265
18 60 MINUTES CBS 6.5 12 9921
18 ABC NEWS SPECIAL-4/1(S) ABC 6.5 11 9703
18 NCIS CBS 6.5 10 9971

Source: Nielsen Media Research