Fox rolled to an easy victory in the weekly Nielsen ratings as "American Idol" again claimed the #1, #2 and #3 spots with viewers.
For week 24 Fox had an average HH rating of 7.1 and an 11 share. CBS was next at 5.3/9, NBC 5.0/8, ABC 4.8/8, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.5/2, MyNetworkTV 0.9/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion and TeleFutura tied at 0.4/1 and Azteca America at 0.1/0.
The 18-49 results were much the same, with Fox well out in front, followed by NBC, ABC, CBS, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
Here are the week’s top 20 programs.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/03/08 – 03/09/08
|
Rank |
Program | Network | Rating | Share | Audience (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 16.0 | 25 | 28324 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 15.9 | 24 | 28463 |
| 3 | AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-3/6(S) | FOX | 15.0 | 23 | 26502 |
| 4 | 20/20: THE ROYAL FAMILY(S) | ABC | 9.7 | 15 | 14142 |
| 5 | MOMENT OF TRUTH | FOX | 8.8 | 14 | 14719 |
| 6 | NEW AMSTERDAM | FOX | 8.2 | 12 | 13495 |
| 7 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 7.8 | 14 | 11744 |
| 8 | LOST | ABC | 7.6 | 12 | 13008 |
| 9 | OPRAH’S BIG GIVE | ABC | 7.4 | 11 | 11878 |
| 10 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 7.3 | 12 | 12407 |
| 10 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 12638 |
| 12 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON | NBC | 6.7 | 10 | 10821 |
| 12 | NCIS | CBS | 6.7 | 10 | 10246 |
| 14 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 6.5 | 11 | 9630 |
| 14 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 6.5 | 11 | 9568 |
| 16 | CSI | CBS | 6.4 | 10 | 9712 |
| 16 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 6.4 | 11 | 9355 |
| 16 | PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME | CBS | 6.4 | 11 | 10297 |
| 19 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 6.3 | 9 | 9957 |
| 20 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 6.2 | 11 | 9063 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
