Dramas strong, but reality still rules

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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