This just in: Super Bowl tops the ratings

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OK, maybe you’d already guessed that. Television’s annual mega-event not only blew away three nights of "American Idol" in the ratings, but also gave NBC a rare weekly win in every major demo. But if you look at the rest of the top 20 shows, you’ll see only two others from the Peacock net.


In Households NBC posted an average rating of 10.3 for the week and a 16 share, followed by Fox 6.5/10, CBS 6.0/10, ABC 3.7/6, Univision 2.0/3, MyNetworkTV 1.0/2, CW 1.0/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/0 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

The 18-49 tally for NBC was a powerful 7.8/20, followed by Fox, CBS, ABC, Univision, a tie by MyNetworkTV and CW, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Ion and Azteca America.

Here are the week’s top 20 programs:

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report

Network Primetime (Live + SD) week of 01/26/09 – 02/01/09
Rank Program Network HH Rating HH Share 2+ Audience (000)
1 SUPER BOWL XLIII(S) NBC 42.0 64 98732
2 SUPER BOWL POST(S) NBC 25.7 42 57399
3 AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 15.0 23 27364
4 AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 13.7 20 25539
5 AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-1/29(S) FOX 13.6 21 24613
6 CSI CBS 12.0 18 20153
7 NCIS CBS 11.6 17 19202
7 OFFICE 2/1(S) NBC 11.6 21 22905
9 MENTALIST, THE CBS 9.6 14 15226
10 HOUSE FOX 9.3 14 15692
11 WITHOUT A TRACE CBS 8.2 14 12999
12 ELEVENTH HOUR CBS 8.1 14 12744
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 7.9 11 12781
14 LIE TO ME FOX 7.2 11 12205
15 24 FOX 7.1 10 12223
16 BACHELOR, THE ABC 6.8 10 10566
17 FRINGE FOX 6.7 10 11619
18 BIGGEST LOSER 7 NBC 6.5 10 11078
19 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 6.4 10 10229
19 LOST ABC 6.4 10 11226
Source: The Nielsen Company