Fox was still far and away the 18-49 leader last week with its lineup led by “American Idol,” but CBS claimed the Households and average viewership crowns with its strong lineup of dramas, plus “60 Minutes.”
CBS scored an HH average rating of 6.9 and 11 share, with Fox at 6.4/10, 5.3/9, NBC 3.9/6, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.2/2, MyNetworkTV 1.0/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the 18-49 demo it was Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW a tie by Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/09/09 – 03/16/09 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
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1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
14.6 |
23 |
25767 |
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1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
14.6 |
22 |
25547 |
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3 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
14.1 |
21 |
22829 |
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4 |
CSI |
CBS |
10.3 |
16 |
17132 |
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5 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
9.1 |
14 |
14602 |
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5 |
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM |
ABC |
9.1 |
14 |
13642 |
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7 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
9.0 |
15 |
14215 |
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7 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
9.0 |
14 |
14322 |
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9 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.9 |
14 |
14342 |
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10 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
8.6 |
14 |
13633 |
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11 |
NCIS |
CBS |
8.5 |
13 |
13518 |
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12 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
8.1 |
14 |
12870 |
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12 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
8.1 |
12 |
13437 |
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14 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
8.0 |
12 |
13025 |
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15 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
7.3 |
11 |
12384 |
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15 |
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS |
CBS |
7.3 |
12 |
12818 |
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17 |
ELEVENTH HOUR |
CBS |
7.2 |
12 |
11608 |
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17 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
7.2 |
12 |
11066 |
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19 |
CASTLE |
ABC |
7.1 |
12 |
10760 |
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20 |
BROTHERS & SISTERS |
ABC |
7.0 |
12 |
10435 |
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Source: The Nielsen Company |
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