Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally, network newscasts and late Denver newscasts for last week.
TOP NETWORKS
For the week, CBS averaged 10.8 million viewers, Fox had 9.2 million, NBC had 6.1 million, ABC had 5.4 million, the CW had 1.8 million and ION Television had 1.1 million
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News,” first, averaging 8.1 million viewers; ABC’s “World News Tonight,” second, averaging 7.2 million viewers; “CBS Evening News,” third, averaging 5.2 million viewers
LATE LOCAL NEWS
KUSA-Channel 9, first; KCNC-Channel 4, second; KMGH-Channel 7, third; KDVR-Channel 31, fourth (9 p.m.); KCEC-Channel 50, fifth.
1. American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 22.91 million
2. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 20.51 million
3. NCIS, CBS, 18 million
4. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 15.1 million
5. Undercover Boss, CBS, 14.47 million
6. Good Wife, CBS, 13.4 million
7. 60 Minutes, CBS, 13.28 million
8. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 12.7 million
9. Amazing Race 16, CBS, 11.99 million
10. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 11.67 million
11. House, Fox, 11.37 million
12. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 10.84 million
13. NCAA Basketball Championships (Saturday, 8:15 p.m.), CBS, 10.29 million
14. NCAA Basketball Championships (Thursday, 9:59 p.m.), CBS, 10.11 million
15. Law & Order: SVU, NBC, 9.65 million
16. Cold Case, CBS, 9.43 million
17. 24, Fox, 9.01 million
18. CSI: Miami, CBS, 8.96 million
19. NCAA Basketball Championships (Thursday, 7 p.m.), CBS, 8.9 million
20. NCAA Basketball Championships (Thursday, 10:10 p.m.), CBS, 8.88 million
