Others wait for Idol to run its course

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The competition is nearing its end, but for now "American Idol" on Fox is easily winning the first two spots in the weekly ratings. And that handed Fox another easy win in the sought-after 18-49 demo, followed by ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.


In Households, CBS won with a 6.5 rating and 11 share, followed by ABC 6.0/10, Fox 5.7/10, NBC 4.3/7, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.7/3, MyNetworkTV 0.8/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion and TeleFutura tied at 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

Here are the top 20 shows for the week.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 04/28/08 – 05/04/08

Rank

Program Network Rating Share Audience (000)
1 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 14.5 23 25094
2 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 13.6 21 22800
3 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 11.8 18 18222
4 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 11.4 17 17059
5 CSI CBS 11.1 17 18012
6 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 10.8 17 16757
7 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 10.2 16 15313
8 NCIS CBS 9.4 15 14763
9 CSI: MIAMI CBS 9.2 15 13880
10 HOUSE-MON 9P FOX 8.8 13 14641
11 WITHOUT A TRACE CBS 8.7 15 12834
12 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 8.3 13 13030
13 LAW AND ORDER:SVU NBC 8.2 14 12313
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 7.9 12 12915
15 CSI: NY CBS 7.6 12 11508
15 SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA CBS 7.6 13 12320
17 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 7.3 12 10463
17 COLD CASE CBS 7.3 12 11562
19 60 MINUTES CBS 7.1 14 10732
20 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. ABC 7.0 12 11570

Source: Nielsen Media Research