Fox’s "American Idol" continued to steamroller the competition in the key 18-49 demo in the latest week’s ratings. CBS, however, claimed the Households crown with its stable of scripted dramas and the made for TV movie "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice," staring Tom Selleck.
In HH it was CBS with a 6.9 rating and 11 share, followed by Fox at 6.5/10, ABC 4.7/8, NBC 3.9/6, Univision 1.9/3, MyNetworkTV and CW tied at 0.9/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In 18-49 Fox was followed by a CBS/ABC tie, NBC, Univision, a three-way tie by CW, MyNetworkTV and Telemundo, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 02/23/09 – 03/01/09 | |||||
Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 13.8 | 21 | 24541 |
2 | AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/26(S) | FOX | 11.9 | 19 | 20889 |
3 | CSI | CBS | 11.1 | 17 | 17724 |
3 | NCIS | CBS | 11.1 | 18 | 18268 |
5 | CBS SUNDAY MOVIE-SPECIAL(S) | CBS | 9.3 | 14 | 15239 |
6 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 9.1 | 15 | 14233 |
7 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 8.9 | 13 | 13930 |
7 | HOUSE | FOX | 8.9 | 14 | 14858 |
9 | CSI: NY | CBS | 8.1 | 14 | 12563 |
10 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 7.8 | 12 | 11976 |
11 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 7.6 | 13 | 11699 |
12 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 7.5 | 11 | 12066 |
13 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 7.2 | 11 | 10934 |
13 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 7.2 | 13 | 11543 |
15 | 24 | FOX | 6.9 | 10 | 11683 |
15 | SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS | CBS | 6.9 | 11 | 12053 |
17 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 6.6 | 11 | 10059 |
17 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P | ABC | 6.6 | 10 | 11003 |
19 | AMAZING RACE 14 | CBS | 6.2 | 10 | 10597 |
20 | NUMB3RS | CBS | 6.1 | 11 | 9623 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |