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: ABC’s “World News,” first; NBC’s “Nightly 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, 24.67 million viewers.
2. American Idol (Thursday), Fox, 20.13 million viewers.
3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 20.09 million viewers.
4. Dancing With The Stars (Monday), ABC, 19.68 million viewers.
5. NCAA Basketball Championship: Kansas vs. Memphis, CBS, 19.5 million viewers.
6. Idol Gives Back, Fox, 17.75 million viewers.
7. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 17.02 million viewers.
8. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 16.37 million viewers.
9. Without a Trace, CBS, 14.49 million viewers.
10. NCIS, CBS, 14.05 million viewers.
11. Criminal Minds, CBS, 13.32 million viewers.
12. CSI: NY, CBS, 12.38 million viewers.
13. 60 Minutes, CBS, 12.17 million viewers.
14. Prelude to a Championship, CBS, 12.04 million viewers.
15. Survivor: Micronesia, CBS, 11.59 million viewers.
16. Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, 11.21 million viewers.
17. Don’t Forget The Lyrics, Fox, 10.9 million viewers.
18. Medium, NBC, 10.86 million viewers.
19. Samantha Who? ABC, 10.42 million viewers.
20. Deal or No Deal (Monday), NBC, 10.22 million viewers.
