Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 primetime shows nationally, network newscasts and 10 p.m. Denver newscasts for last week.
National: Fox, first; ABC, second; CBS, third; NBC, fourth
Network evening news: NBC’s “Nightly News,” first; ABC’s “World News,” second; “CBS Evening News,” third
Local 10 p.m. news: KUSA-Channel 9, first; KCNC-Channel 4, second; KMGH-Channel 7, third
1. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 25.74 million viewers.
2. American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 24.75 million viewers.
3. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 20.52 million viewers.
4. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 17.49 million viewers.
5. CSI: Miami, CBS, 16.07 million viewers.
6. NCAA Basketball Post-game (Sunday), CBS, 14.36 million viewers.
7. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 14.23 million viewers.
8. 60 Minutes, CBS, 13.36 million viewers.
9. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 12.96 million viewers.
10. Celebrity Apprentice, NBC, 12.13 million viewers.
11. Deal or No Deal, NBC, 11.40 million viewers.
12. Oprah’s Big Give, ABC, 11.36 million viewers.
13. How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 10.67 million viewers.
14. Dateline (Friday), NBC, 10.63 million viewers.
15. Dancing With the Stars-Recap, ABC, 10.50 million viewers.
16. NCAA Basketball Championship — Louisville vs. UNC (Saturday), CBS, 10.42 million viewers.
17. Deal or No Deal (Monday), NBC, 10.14 million viewers.
18. Moment of Truth, Fox, 10.05 million viewers.
19. ‘Til Death (Tuesday), Fox, 10.00 million viewers.
20. Primetime: What Would You Do?, ABC, 9.92 million viewers.
