ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” claimed the #2 spot in Nielsen’s Household ratings, keeping “American Idol” on Fox from its usual 1-2 finish. A Presidential appearance boosted “60 Minutes” for CBS.
With its strong stable of dramas, CBS won the HH crown with an average rating of 7.1 and a 12 share, followed by Fox 6.0/10, ABC 5.9/10, NBC 3.7/6, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.3/2, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura and Ion 0.4/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the key 18-49 it was Fox, followed by CBS, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
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) week of 03/16/09 – 03/22/09 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
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1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
13.7 |
21 |
23705 |
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2 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
13.3 |
20 |
21224 |
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3 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
12.3 |
19 |
21886 |
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4 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
10.4 |
17 |
17042 |
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5 |
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM |
ABC |
9.8 |
15 |
14606 |
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5 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
9.8 |
15 |
15491 |
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5 |
NCIS |
CBS |
9.8 |
16 |
15835 |
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8 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
9.2 |
14 |
14748 |
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9 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.6 |
13 |
13741 |
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9 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
8.6 |
15 |
13610 |
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11 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
8.5 |
13 |
14124 |
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12 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
8.3 |
13 |
12737 |
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13 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
8.2 |
14 |
12786 |
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14 |
HOUSE |
FOX |
7.8 |
12 |
13132 |
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15 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
7.6 |
13 |
11872 |
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16 |
CASTLE |
ABC |
7.4 |
12 |
10965 |
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17 |
AMAZING RACE 14 |
CBS |
7.2 |
11 |
12420 |
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17 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
7.2 |
11 |
11411 |
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17 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
7.2 |
12 |
10743 |
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20 |
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT |
CBS |
6.9 |
10 |
11418 |
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