Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 primetime shows nationally, network newscasts and 10 p.m. Denver newscasts for last week.
National: CBS, first; Fox, second; ABC, 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 (Tuesday), Fox, 26.12 million viewers.
2. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 24.84 million viewers.
3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 20.58 million viewers.
4. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 20.56 million viewers.
5. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 17.28 million viewers.
6. CSI: Miami, CBS, 15.65 million viewers.
7. Without a Trace, CBS, 15.2 million viewers.
8. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 14.5 million viewers.
9. NCAA Basketball Tournament: Kansas vs. North Carolina, CBS, 14.44 million viewers.
10. CSI: Miami, (Tuesday special), CBS, 14.23 million viewers.
11. Survivor: Micronesia, CBS, 12.87 million viewers.
12. CSI: NY, CBS, 12.85 million viewers.
13. Criminal Minds, CBS, 12.81 million viewers.
14. The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS, 12.57 million viewers.
15. Cold Case, CBS, 11.93 million viewers.
16. Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, 11.85 million viewers.
17. NCAA Basketball Coverage CBS, 11.26 million viewers.
18. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Thursday), Fox, 10.41 million viewers.
19. The Moment of Truth, Fox, 10.16 million viewers.
20. Deal or No Deal (Monday), NBC, 10.07 million viewers.
