“American Idol” was tops again, but CBS still managed to tie Fox in the key 18-49 demo overall in the latest week. CBS also won the Household ratings with its strong stable of scripted shows. NBC challenger “The Voice” was strong again, but was the number two show in 18-49, topped by the Wednesday episode of Idol, but beating the Thursday episode.
In 18-49 CBS and Fox tied at an average rating of 2.2 and a 6 share. ABC was at 2.0/6, with NBC at 1.6/5, Univision 1.5/4, CW 0.6/2, Telemundo 0.5/1, Ion and TeleFutura 0.3/1 and EstrellaTV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In HH CBS was at 5.1/9, with ABC 4.4/7, Fox 3.9/7, NBC 3.5/6, Univision 1.9/3, CW 0.9/1, Ion 0.7/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.
Due to a tie, here are the week’s top 21 shows:
The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report | |||||
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 03/12/12 – 03/18/12 | |||||
Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 10.7 | 17 | 18384 |
2 | AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY | FOX | 9.4 | 16 | 16021 |
3 | VOICE | NBC | 8.4 | 13 | 14515 |
4 | NCIS | CBS | 8.2 | 14 | 12978 |
5 | CSI | CBS | 7.5 | 13 | 11706 |
6 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 11427 |
6 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 11334 |
8 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 6.9 | 11 | 10800 |
9 | MISSING | ABC | 6.8 | 11 | 10603 |
10 | BACHELOR:AFTER FINAL ROSE(S) | ABC | 6.7 | 11 | 9866 |
11 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 6.4 | 10 | 9619 |
11 | MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 6.4 | 10 | 10600 |
13 | GOOD WIFE, THE | CBS | 6.3 | 10 | 9579 |
14 | SURVIVOR: ONE WORLD | CBS | 6.2 | 11 | 10564 |
15 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 6.1 | 10 | 9233 |
16 | AMAZING RACE 20 | CBS | 5.8 | 9 | 9545 |
16 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 5.8 | 11 | 8544 |
16 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 5.8 | 9 | 9027 |
19 | TOUCH ENCORE 3/15 9P(S) | FOX | 5.2 | 8 | 8574 |
20 | HARRY’S LAW | NBC | 5.1 | 8 | 7965 |
20 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 5.1 | 8 | 7932 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |