"American Idol" continues TV domination

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The Fox reality competition series again claimed the top two spots in TV viewing and carried the network to another win in the big bucks 18-49 demo. It was followed by CBS, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.


CBS won the Households crown with an average 6.8 rating and 12 share. ABC was next at 5.6/10, then Fox 5.3/9, NBC 4.2/7, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.3/2, MyNetworkTV 0.9/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 05/04/09 – 05/10/09

Rank

Program

Network

HH Rating

HH Share

2+ Audience (000)

1

AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY

FOX

13.7

21

23574

2

AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY

FOX

13.4

21

23414

3

DANCING WITH THE STARS

ABC

12.6

19

20278

4

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

10.4

16

16678

4

NCIS

CBS

10.4

17

16723

6

GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM

ABC

10.3

16

15546

7

DANCING W/STARS RESULTS

ABC

9.4

14

14556

8

CSI

CBS

9.2

15

14912

9

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

8.9

14

14128

10

CSI: MIAMI

CBS

8.7

14

13718

11

TWO AND A HALF MEN

CBS

8.6

13

14169

12

CSI: NY

CBS

8.5

14

13397

13

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

ABC

7.7

12

12293

13

WITHOUT A TRACE

CBS

7.7

13

11831

15

COLD CASE

CBS

7.2

12

11838

16

HOUSE

FOX

7.1

11

12047

17

SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS

CBS

7.0

12

11993

18

LAW AND ORDER:SVU

NBC

6.9

12

9820

18

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

CBS

6.9

10

11328

20

MICHAEL J FOX SP-5/7(S)

ABC

6.8

12

10230

Source: The Nielsen Company