While "American Idol" is on the air, it seems to be only a question of what network will finish second behind Fox. That was actually a tie for the latest week. Fox was well out ahead with a Household rating of 6.8 and an 11 share. CBS and NBC tied at 5.0/8, with ABC at 4.0/7, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.6/3, MyNetworkTV 0.8/1, Telemundo 0.5/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/0 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the key 18-49 demo, it was again Fox well out in front, followed by NBC, a tie by ABC and CBS, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
With only two nights of Idol, another show got to claim 3rd place in the HH ratings. That was "Law & Order" on NBC.
Here are the top 20 shows.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/10/08 – 03/16/08
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Rank |
Program | Network | Rating | Share | Audience (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 16.9 | 26 | 29884 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 15.8 | 24 | 27127 |
| 3 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 7.9 | 13 | 11849 |
| 3 | SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA | CBS | 7.9 | 13 | 13218 |
| 5 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 7.6 | 12 | 11819 |
| 6 | LOST | ABC | 7.5 | 12 | 12083 |
| 7 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON | NBC | 7.4 | 11 | 11818 |
| 8 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 7.3 | 13 | 11297 |
| 8 | CSI | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 11225 |
| 10 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 7.1 | 11 | 12050 |
| 11 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 6.8 | 11 | 10242 |
| 11 | MOMENT OF TRUTH | FOX | 6.8 | 11 | 10577 |
| 13 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED | NBC | 6.7 | 11 | 10191 |
| 14 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 6.5 | 11 | 9516 |
| 14 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 6.5 | 11 | 9776 |
| 16 | MEDIUM | NBC | 6.4 | 11 | 9340 |
| 17 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 6.3 | 10 | 9623 |
| 18 | OPRAH’S BIG GIVE | ABC | 6.0 | 9 | 9737 |
| 19 | SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER | FOX | 5.9 | 10 | 9418 |
| 20 | NCIS | CBS | 5.7 | 9 | 8506 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
