The Nielsen Company was delayed in getting out its weekly list of the top 20 programs on broadcast television. It was no surprise, though, that the top two shows were two nights of “American Idol” on Fox, followed by ABC’s “The Bachelor.”
The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/14/11 – 03/20/11 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
12.9 |
21 |
22581 |
2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY |
FOX |
11.2 |
20 |
19566 |
3 |
BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S) |
ABC |
8.8 |
15 |
13964 |
4 |
BACHELOR, THE |
ABC |
8.7 |
14 |
13876 |
5 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.3 |
13 |
13727 |
6 |
NCIS |
CBS |
8.0 |
13 |
12748 |
7 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
CBS |
7.8 |
13 |
12482 |
8 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
7.5 |
13 |
11943 |
9 |
BONES |
FOX |
7.0 |
12 |
11613 |
10 |
UNDERCOVER BOSS |
CBS |
6.9 |
11 |
11701 |
11 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
6.6 |
12 |
10946 |
12 |
CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT |
CBS |
6.5 |
11 |
10333 |
12 |
HARRY’S LAW |
NBC |
6.5 |
11 |
10163 |
14 |
GLEE |
FOX |
6.4 |
11 |
11146 |
15 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
6.3 |
10 |
9930 |
16 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
6.2 |
10 |
10414 |
17 |
SECRET MILLIONAIRE |
ABC |
6.1 |
10 |
10295 |
18 |
SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLD |
CBS |
6.0 |
10 |
10727 |
19 |
AMAZING RACE 18 |
CBS |
5.7 |
9 |
10135 |
20 |
MIKE & MOLLY |
CBS |
5.4 |
8 |
8365 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |