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; CW, fifth.
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, 25.09 million viewers
2. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 22.8 million
3. Dancing With the Stars (Monday), ABC, 18.22 million
4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 18.01 million
5. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 17.06 million
6. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 16.76 million
7. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 15.31 million
8. NCIS, CBS, 14.76 million
9. House, Fox, 14.64 million
10. CSI: Miami, CBS, 13.88 million
11. Criminal Minds, CBS, 13.03 million
12. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 12.92 million
13. Without a Trace, CBS, 12.83 million
14. Survivor: Micronesia, CBS, 12.32 million
15. Law and Order: SVU, NBC, 12.31 million
16. Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, 11.94 million
17. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 11.57 million
18. Cold Case, CBS, 11.56 million
19. CSI: NY, CBS, 11.51 million
20. 60 Minutes, CBS, 10.73 million



