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 |
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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 |