Once again, “American Idol” topped the ratings for the week and powered Fox to another easy win in the key 18-49 demo. ABC was 2nd, followed by CBS, NBC, Univision, CW, a three-way tie by MyNetworkTV, Telemundo and TeleFutura, and then another tie by Ion and Azteca America. In Households, CBS took top honors with a 6.7 rating and 11 share. ABC was next at 6.2/11, then Fox 5.6/9, NBC 3.6/6, Univision 1.8/3, CW 1.7/3, MyNetworkTV 0.8/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.2/0 and Azteca America 0.1/0. Here are the top 20 shows for the past week.
| Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report | |||||
| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 05/12/08 – 05/18/08 |
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 14.6 | 22 | 24863 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 14.4 | 23 | 24772 |
| 3 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11.9 | 18 | 18469 |
| 4 | CSI | CBS | 11.2 | 17 | 18063 |
| 5 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 11.1 | 17 | 16987 |
| 6 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 10.7 | 17 | 16837 |
| 7 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 10.5 | 16 | 15546 |
| 8 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 9.6 | 16 | 14537 |
| 9 | NCIS | CBS | 9.5 | 15 | 14879 |
| 10 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 9.1 | 15 | 13923 |
| 11 | HOUSE-MON 9P | FOX | 9.1 | 13 | 15022 |
| 12 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 8.5 | 13 | 13824 |
| 13 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 8.3 | 13 | 12876 |
| 14 | CSI: NY | CBS | 7.7 | 12 | 11858 |
| 15 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 7.6 | 13 | 11496 |
| 16 | ACM AWARDS(S) | CBS | 7.3 | 12 | 11731 |
| 17 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 7.1 | 13 | 10790 |
| 18 | SAMANTHA WHO? | ABC | 7.1 | 11 | 10241 |
| 19 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 7.0 | 12 | 11217 |
| 20 | LOST | ABC | 6.9 | 12 | 10962 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
