Delayed top 20 list has no surprises

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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

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/14/11 – 03/20/11

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