"Idol" takes no prisoners

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"American Idol" rolled over the competition in the latest week, handing Fox an easy win in the key 18-49 demo. CBS did manage to claim the Households title.


In HH, CBS scored a 6.8 rating and 11 share, followed by Fox at 6.1/10, ABC 5.2/8, NBC 4.1/7, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.1/2, MyNetworkTV 1.0/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.3/0 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

In 18-49 it was Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, CW, a tie by Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.

Here are the week’s top 22 (due to a 3-way ratings tie) shows.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of  01/19/09 – 01/25/09
Rank Program Network HH Rating HH Share 2+ Audience (000)
1 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 14.3 22 25897
2 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 12.1 18 22773
3 CSI CBS 10.6 16 17572
4 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 9.8 14 16094
5 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 9.4 14 14432
6 CSI: MIAMI CBS 9.3 15 14579
7 60 MINUTES CBS 8.9 15 14208
8 HOUSE FOX 8.8 13 15027
9 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 8.7 13 13816
10 COLD CASE CBS 8.2 13 13257
11 HALLMARK HALL OF FAME CBS 8.0 12 11735
12 NEIGHBORHOOD BALL-1/20(S) ABC 7.9 12 12573
13 ELEVENTH HOUR CBS 7.8 13 12314
14 CSI: NY CBS 7.6 12 11581
15 LIE TO ME FOX 7.2 11 12370
15 NCIS CBS 7.2 11 11733
17 24 FOX 7.0 10 12099
17 FRINGE FOX 7.0 10 11962
17 GHOST WHISPERER CBS 7.0 12 11183
20 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P ABC 6.7 10 11588
20 MENTALIST, THE-10PM SP(S) CBS 6.7 11 10584
20 NUMB3RS CBS 6.7 12 10959

Source: The Nielsen Company