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