“Dancing With the Stars” on ABC won the Household ratings contest and “American Idol” on Fox had the biggest audience, but it was CBS that won the full week ratings race in both Households and 18-49. It drew its strength from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game, but also its stable of scripted shows.
In Households CBS was at a 6.8 average rating and 11 share, with ABC at 4.8/8, Fox 4.6/7, NBC 3.3/5, Univision 2.1/3, CW and Telemundo 0.8/1, Ion 0.7/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.
In 18-49 CBS was at 2.7/8, Fox 2.6/8, ABC 1.9/5, Univision and NBC 1.5/4, Telemundo 0.8/2, CW 0.5/2, Ion and TeleFutura 0.3/1 and EstrellaTV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows:
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The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 04/04/11 – 04/10/11 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
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1 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
13.5 |
20 |
21832 |
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2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
13.2 |
21 |
23133 |
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3 |
AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY |
FOX |
12.3 |
20 |
21538 |
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4 |
NCIS |
CBS |
11.9 |
19 |
19395 |
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5 |
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S) |
CBS |
11.7 |
18 |
20055 |
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6 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
10.3 |
16 |
16085 |
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7 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
9.5 |
16 |
15173 |
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8 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.5 |
13 |
14081 |
|
9 |
CSI |
CBS |
8.2 |
13 |
13059 |
|
10 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
8.1 |
14 |
13113 |
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11 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
CBS |
7.9 |
12 |
12664 |
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12 |
CASTLE |
ABC |
7.5 |
12 |
11454 |
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13 |
BODY OF PROOF |
ABC |
7.3 |
12 |
11150 |
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14 |
GOOD WIFE, THE |
CBS |
7.1 |
11 |
10816 |
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14 |
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP(S) |
CBS |
7.1 |
11 |
11460 |
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16 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
6.9 |
12 |
11399 |
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17 |
BLUE BLOODS |
CBS |
6.8 |
12 |
10713 |
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18 |
UNDERCOVER BOSS |
CBS |
6.5 |
10 |
11242 |
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19 |
BONES |
FOX |
6.4 |
10 |
10576 |
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20 |
SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLD |
CBS |
6.3 |
10 |
10937 |
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Source: The Nielsen Company |
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