Duke beat Butler, but CBS was the winner as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship was last week’s most watched TV program. ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” was next for Households, but Fox’s “American Idol” took the spot in 18-49. So CBS won the week in HH and Fox in 18-49.
In HH CBS had an average 7.2 rating and 12 share. Fox followed at 5.2/9, ABC 4.8/8, NBC 3.4/6, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.2/2, Ion 0.7/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Telefutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America and Estrella TV 0.1/0.
In 18-49 Fox scored 3.0/9, followed by CBS 2.9/9, ABC 2.1/6, NBC 1.7/5, Univision 1.2/4, CW 0.9/3, Telemundo 0.5/2, TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.3/1 and Estrella TV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 4/5/10 – 4/11/10 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
1 |
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S) |
CBS |
14.2 |
23 |
23944 |
2 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
13.3 |
21 |
21209 |
3 |
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY |
FOX |
11.9 |
19 |
20836 |
4 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
11.6 |
18 |
20168 |
5 |
NCIS |
CBS |
10.2 |
16 |
16448 |
5 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
10.2 |
18 |
16318 |
7 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
9.7 |
18 |
15033 |
8 |
CSI |
CBS |
9.3 |
15 |
14968 |
9 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
CBS |
8.6 |
13 |
13785 |
9 |
UNDERCOVER BOSS |
CBS |
8.6 |
14 |
14676 |
11 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
8.2 |
13 |
12435 |
12 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
7.9 |
13 |
12697 |
12 |
GOOD WIFE, THE |
CBS |
7.9 |
14 |
12061 |
14 |
PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP(S) |
CBS |
7.7 |
12 |
12375 |
15 |
CASTLE |
ABC |
7.6 |
13 |
11703 |
16 |
SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS |
CBS |
7.3 |
12 |
12377 |
17 |
AMAZING RACE 16 |
CBS |
6.9 |
11 |
11878 |
18 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
6.8 |
12 |
10637 |
19 |
BONES |
FOX |
6.2 |
11 |
9993 |
19 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
6.2 |
11 |
9858 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |