At last, The Nielsen Company has corrected computer problems and issued ratings for the week of April 27 through May 3. Fox, powered by “American Idol,” handily won the 18-49 demo, followed by CBS, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
In Households, CBS scored a 6.9 rating and 12 share, followed by ABC 5.5/9, Fox 5.3/9, NBC 4.2/7, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.3/2, MyNetworkTV 1.0/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) 04/27/09 – 05/03/09 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH share |
2+ Audience (000) |
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1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
13.5 |
21 |
23261 |
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2 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
13.2 |
20 |
22369 |
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3 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
12.3 |
19 |
19285 |
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4 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
10.6 |
16 |
17113 |
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5 |
NCIS |
CBS |
10.1 |
16 |
16698 |
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6 |
CSI |
CBS |
9.7 |
15 |
15542 |
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7 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
9.4 |
14 |
14720 |
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7 |
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM |
ABC |
9.4 |
15 |
14115 |
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9 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
8.7 |
13 |
14163 |
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10 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.5 |
13 |
13611 |
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11 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
8.4 |
13 |
13485 |
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12 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
8.1 |
14 |
12504 |
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13 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
7.9 |
13 |
12122 |
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13 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
7.9 |
13 |
12209 |
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15 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
7.8 |
15 |
12312 |
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16 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
7.5 |
12 |
12461 |
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17 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
7.2 |
12 |
10549 |
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18 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
7.0 |
11 |
11693 |
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18 |
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT |
CBS |
7.0 |
11 |
11303 |
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18 |
SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS |
CBS |
7.0 |
12 |
11732 |
Source: The Nielsen Company
