Ratings were up for the Grammy Awards on CBS, but "American Idol" on Fox still claimed the top spot in the weekly ratings. CBS did win the week in Household ratings, while Fox nailed the lecrative 18-49 demo.
In HH, CBS scored a 7.2 rating and 12 share, with Fox at 6.3/10, ABC 4.9/8, NBC 7.2/12, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.2/2, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the 18-49 demo it was Fox followed by CBS, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, a tie by Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America. Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 02/02/09 – 02/08/09 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 14.8 | 23 | 26384 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 14.7 | 22 | 26601 |
| 3 | GRAMMY AWARDS(S) | CBS | 11.2 | 18 | 19048 |
| 4 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 10.4 | 17 | 16739 |
| 5 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 10.2 | 17 | 16102 |
| 6 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 10.0 | 15 | 16550 |
| 7 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 9.8 | 15 | 15273 |
| 8 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 9.0 | 14 | 14438 |
| 9 | HOUSE | FOX | 8.8 | 13 | 14871 |
| 10 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 8.6 | 13 | 13823 |
| 10 | NCIS | CBS | 8.6 | 13 | 13849 |
| 12 | PRIVATE PRACTICE | ABC | 8.3 | 14 | 12910 |
| 13 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 7.8 | 13 | 12162 |
| 14 | LIE TO ME | FOX | 7.7 | 12 | 12993 |
| 15 | CSI | CBS | 7.5 | 11 | 11779 |
| 15 | FRINGE | FOX | 7.5 | 11 | 12780 |
| 17 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 7.1 | 13 | 11415 |
| 18 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 6.9 | 10 | 11022 |
| 19 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 6.8 | 11 | 10344 |
| 20 | BONES | FOX | 6.7 | 11 | 10860 |
Source: The Nielsen Company
