TOP TV
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; CBS, second; ABC, third; NBC, fourth
Network evening news: NBC’s “Nightly News,” first; ABC’S “World News Tonight,” 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, 23.65 million viewers.
2. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 23.34 million viewers.
3. Dancing With The Stars (Monday), ABC, 17.20 million viewers.
4. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 15.75 million viewers.
5. Dancing with the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 15.42 million viewers.
6. NCIS, CBS, 15.13 million viewers.
7. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 13.94 million viewers.
8. CSI: NY, CBS, 13.43 million viewers.
9. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC, 13.27 million viewers.
10. Criminal Minds, CBS, 12.98 million viewers.
11. Survivor: Micronesia, CBS, 12.01 million viewers.
12. Biggest Loser 5, NBC, 11.39 million viewers.
13. 60 Minutes, CBS, 10.75 million viewers.
14. ABC News: Democratic Presidential Debate, ABC, 10.69 million viewers.
15. CSI: Miami, CBS, 10.63 million viewers.
16. Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, 10.56 million viewers.
17. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 10.48 million viewers.
18. Rules Of Engagement, CBS, 10.40 million viewers.
19. Oprah’s Big Give, ABC, 10.09 million viewers.
20. Brothers and Sisters, ABC, 10.08 million viewers.
