Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally and network evening newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS Fox won the week easily with an average of 12 million viewers in prime time. CBS had 9.1 million, ABC had 5.9 million, NBC had 5.6 million, the CW had 1.8 million and ION Television had 1.2 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the newscasts with an average of 9.9 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 8.9 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.3 million viewers.
1. “American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 25.33 million.
2. “American Idol (Thursday), Fox, 22.48 million.
3. Hallmark Hall of Fame: “The Lost Valentine, CBS, 14.37 million.
4. Pro Bowl: AFC vs. NFC, Fox, 13.41 million.
5. NCIS, CBS, 13.4 million.
6. Criminal Minds, CBS, 12.77 million.
7. Blue Bloods, CBS, 12.1 million.
8, Bones, Fox, 12.05 million.
9. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 11.46 million.
10 House, Fox, 10.45 million.
11. Harry’s Law, NBC, 10.43 million.
12. 60 Minutes, CBS, 10.19 million.
13. The Mentalist, CBS, 10.11 million.
14. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 9.57 million.
15. Mike & Molly, CBS, 9.39 million.
16. The Bachelor, ABC, 9.28 million.
17. Castle, ABC, 9.08 million.
17. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 9.08 million.
19. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 9.03 million.
20. S— My Dad Says, CBS, 8.74 million.
