Some things never change & that includes this weeks "Top Twenty" list for the week of April 20-26. Once again American Idol & Dancing With the Stars are the dominant shows. CBS has the most shows (and 4 were repeats) & NBC is non-existant. I still don't understand why anyone is watching Surviving Suburbia.
1. American Idol (Wed.) FOX 24mil
2. American Idol (Tues.) FOX 23.9mil
3. Dancing With the Stars ABC 20mil
4. Dancing With The Stars Results Show ABC 14.7mil
5. CSI CBS 14.6mil
6. Criminal Minds (special) CBS 13.7mil
7. Desperate Housewives ABC 13.6mil
8. Grey's Anatomy ABC 13.5mil
9. NCIS (repeat) CBS 12.6mil
10. The Mentalist (repeat) CBS 12.5mil
11. Two and a Half Men (repeat) CBS 11.5mil
12. Survivor: Tocantins CBS 11.3mil
13. Rules of Engagement CBS 10.6mil
14. Cold Case CBS 10.6mil
15. 60 Minutes CBS 10.5mil
16. 24 FOX 10.3mil
17. Amazing Race CBS 10.3mil
18. Fringe FOX 9.9mil
19. Surviving Suburbia ABC 9.9mil
20. Criminal Minds (repeat) CBS 9.8mil
The 18 to 49 yr old "Top Twenty" list for the week of April 20-26. This is the focus of most advertisers when they decide just where to place their ads. It differs quite a bit from the 'overall' ratings. As you can see, NBC is quite prevalent (well kinda) on this list.
1. American Idol (Wed.) FOX 10.9mil
2. American Idol (Tues.) FOX 10.9mil
3. Grey's Anatomy ABC 6.6mil
4. Desperate Housewives ABC 6.3mil
5. Dancing With The Stars ABC 6.3mil
6. Two and a Half Men (repeat) CBS 5.2mil
7. Fringe FOX 5.1mil
8. Rules of Engagement CBS 5mil
9. The Office NBC 5mil
10. Biggest Loser NBC 4.9mil
11. CSI CBS 4.8mil
12. Survivor: Tocantins CBS 4.7mil
13. Criminal Minds CBS 4.6mil
14. Family Guy FOX 4.5mil
15. Private Practice ABC 4.4mil
16. Dancing With The Stars Results Show ABC 4.3mil
17. 24 FOX 4.2mil
18. Amazing Race CBS 4.2mil
19. 30 Rock NBC 4.1mil
tie Brothers & Sisters ABC 4.1mil
tie Apprentice NBC 4.1mil
tie Heroes NBC 4.1mil
The "Top Ten" in cable shows is a bit different this week. The NFL Draft lasted 5 hours but came in third because it's ratings were the total of all those hours. This is the first week in over a month that didn't have a cartoon show dominating the list.
1. WWE Wrestling USA (10pm-11pm) 5.4mil
2. WWE Wrestling USA (9pm-10pm) 5.1mil
3. NFL Draft ESPN (4pm-9pm) 5mil
4. Yankees vs Red Sox ESPN 4.5mil
5. ICARLY NICK (wed. 8pm-8:30pm) 4.5mil
6. NCIS USA (mon.7pm-08pm) 4.3mil
7. For the Love of Ray J VH1 4.3mil
8. Hatching Pete DSNY 4.2mil
9. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (new) USA 4.1mil
10. Deadliest Catch DISC (tues.) 4mil
That's the scoop for this week. The networks will begin to weed out their line-ups to make room for new programming. We will be hearing the fate of some of our favorites soon. We'll keep you posted.
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