But those missing four were the top four, with two nights of "American Idol" on Fox and two nights of "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC dominated the ratings.
CBS, however, was able to claim a win in HH ratings overall on the strength of its scripted shows, posting an average 6.0 rating and 10 share. ABC was next at 5.9/10, followed by Fox 5.6/9, NBC 4.6/8, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.7/3, MyNetworkTV 0.9/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion and TeleFutura at 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the key 18-49, Fox had another easy win, followed by ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura and a tie by Ion and Azteca America.
There was a five-way tie for #20 in the HH ratings for individual shows, so here are the top 24 shows on television last week:
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 04/21/08 – 04/27/08
Rank |
Program | Network | Rating | Share | Audience (000) |
1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 14.2 | 22 | 24740 |
2 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 13.7 | 21 | 23196 |
3 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11.7 | 18 | 18044 |
4 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 11.6 | 18 | 17974 |
5 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 10.7 | 16 | 16373 |
6 | CSI | CBS | 10.6 | 16 | 17015 |
7 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 10.3 | 16 | 16346 |
8 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 9.3 | 15 | 14380 |
9 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 9.2 | 15 | 13471 |
10 | NCIS | CBS | 9.1 | 14 | 14242 |
11 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 8.4 | 14 | 12746 |
12 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 8.3 | 12 | 13360 |
13 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 8.0 | 13 | 11642 |
14 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 7.7 | 13 | 12896 |
15 | COLD CASE | CBS | 7.6 | 12 | 11615 |
16 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 7.5 | 13 | 11192 |
17 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 7.4 | 12 | 12074 |
17 | LOST | ABC | 7.4 | 12 | 12075 |
19 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 6.7 | 10 | 10573 |
20 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 6.5 | 12 | 9764 |
20 | BOSTON LEGAL | ABC | 6.5 | 11 | 9932 |
20 | HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 6.5 | 10 | 10979 |
20 | MEDIUM | NBC | 6.5 | 11 | 9794 |
20 | SAMANTHA WHO? | ABC | 6.5 | 10 | 9388 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research