Three NCAA tournament games on CBS made it into the top 20 for this past week, but Fox’s “American Idol” was still far and away the most-watched show on television.
Nevertheless, March Madness and its strong stable of dramas gave CBS an overall win in the Household ratings, at a 7.1 rating and 12 share. ABC was next at 6.1/10, then Fox 6.0/10, NBC 4.1/7, Univision 2.2/4, CW 1.3/2, MyNetworkTV 1.0/2, Telemundo 0.7/1, Ion and TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the key 18-49 demo, it was Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, Telemundo, MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/23/09 – 03/29/09 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
1 |
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY |
FOX |
14.7 |
23 |
26025 |
2 |
AMER IDL THU RSLT SP-3/26(S) |
FOX |
13.2 |
21 |
23102 |
3 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
12.9 |
19 |
20339 |
4 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
11.2 |
18 |
17620 |
4 |
NCIS |
CBS |
11.2 |
17 |
17832 |
6 |
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM |
ABC |
10.4 |
16 |
16101 |
7 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
10.3 |
16 |
16117 |
8 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
9.0 |
15 |
14442 |
9 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.8 |
13 |
14358 |
10 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
8.6 |
14 |
13674 |
11 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
8.1 |
14 |
12636 |
12 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
7.4 |
11 |
11856 |
13 |
AMAZING RACE 14 |
CBS |
7.1 |
11 |
11986 |
14 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
7.0 |
10 |
11146 |
15 |
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2(S) |
CBS |
6.9 |
13 |
10996 |
16 |
PRIVATE PRACTICE |
ABC |
6.8 |
11 |
10123 |
17 |
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2(S) |
CBS |
6.7 |
12 |
10375 |
17 |
E.R. |
NBC |
6.7 |
11 |
10355 |
19 |
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-2(S) |
CBS |
6.6 |
12 |
10606 |
19 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P |
ABC |
6.6 |
10 |
10840 |
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