Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally, network newscasts and 10 p.m. Denver newscasts for last week.
National: CBS, first; ABC, second; Fox, third; NBC, fourth; CW, fifth.
Network evening news: ABC’s “World News Tonight,” 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 (Wednesday), Fox, 22.87 million viewers.
2. American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 21.76 million viewers.
3. Dancing with the Stars (Tuesday) ABC, 18.38 million viewers.
4. Dancing with the Stars (Monday), ABC, 18.1 million viewers.
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 18.07 million viewers.
6. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 16.03 million viewers.
7. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 15.43 million viewers.
8. Without a Trace, CBS, 14.67 million viewers.
9. CSI: Miami, CBS, 14.11 million viewers.
10. NCIS, CBS, 14.04 million viewers.
11. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 13.61 million viewers.
12. House, Fox, 13.48 million viewers.
13. Survivor: Micronesia Finale, CBS, 12.98 million viewers.
14. Criminal Minds, CBS, 12.88 million viewers.
15. CSI: NY, CBS, 12.73 million viewers.
16. Survivor: Micronesia, CBS, 12.62 million viewers.
17. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 11.98 million viewers.
18. Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, 11 million viewers.
19. Lost, ABC, 10.78 million viewers.
20. Brothers & Sisters, ABC, 10.69 million viewers.
