Why are these guys celebrating? Check it out after the jump to see.....
President Obama's televised press conference last week was #1 in the ratings. It garnered 29 million viewers over all the major networks combined. It had no other network competition. So, IMO, it doesn't count. That is why the cast from ER is celebrating. That would put it's show in the #20 spot on the Nielson list & the first NBC sighting in over a month! Way to go ER! With only one episode left in it's 15 year series run, it's back on the list.
Mr. Nielson's "Top Twenty-One List" for the week of Mar. 23-29.
1. Presidential Press Conference (all networks) 29.5mil
2. American Idol (wed.) FOX 26mil
3. American Idol (thur. results show) FOX 23.1mil
4. Dancing With the Stars (mon.) ABC 20.3mil
5. NCIS CBS 17.8mil
6. The Mentalist CBS 17.6mil
7. Dancing with the Stars (tues.results show) ABC 16.1mil
8. Grey's Anatomy ABC 16.1mil
9. 60 Minutes CBS 14.4mil
10. Criminal Minds CBS 14.4mil
11. CSI: Miami CBS 13.7mil
12. CSI: NY CBS 12.6mil
13. The Amazing Race 14 CBS 12mil
14. Cold Case CBS 11.9mil
15. Two and a Half Men (repeat) CBS 11.1mil
16. NCAA Basketball (fri.) CBS 11.1mil
17. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 10.8mil
18. NCAA Basketball (sat.) CBS 10.6mil
19. NCAA Basketball (thur.) CBS 10.4mil
20. 24 FOX 10.4mil
21. ER NBC 10.3mil
The list above is the total number of viewers in the Nielson households. Now if you look at a specific group of Nielson family members, the 18 to 49 yr old group, the list changes quite abit. Shows like Family Guy, Hell's Kitchen & LOST made this list.The advertisers place certain products with these specific shows just for that reason.
Here is the "Top Twenty" Nielson list for the 18-49 yr old market.
1. American Idol (wed.) FOX 12.2mil
2. American Idol (thur results show) FOX 10.1mil
3. Grey's Anatomy ABC 7.4mil
4. Dancing With the Stars ABC 5mil
5. Hell's Kitchen FOX 5.9mil
6. The Office NBC 5.8mil
7. Family Guy FOX 5.5mil
8. Biggest Loser: Couples NBC 5.4mil
9. NCAA Basketball CBS (sat.) CBS 5.4mil
10. LOST ABC 5.4mil
11. CSI: Miami CBS 5.2mil
12. NCIS CBS 5.2mil
13. The Mentalist CBS 5.1mil
14. Dancing With the stars (tue. results show) ABC 5mil
15. NCAA Basketball (thur.) CBS 5mil
16. Amazing Race 14 CBS 3.4.8mil
17. NCAA Basketball (sat.) CBS 4.8mil
18. Private Practice ABC 4.8mil
19. Two & a Half Men (repeat) CBS 4.7mil
20. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 4.6mil
Now we move on to the cable ratings. This week the Kids Choice Awards '09 was the #1 cable show. It had tons of celebrity guests, some who won't even show up for the Academy Awards came to this event! It was wild & "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson was the best host ever! He let it all hang out. The Penguins of Madagascar was a hit right after the awards show & then again at 10am.
Here are the "Top Five" rated shows on cable for the week of Mar. 23-29.
1. Kids Choice Awards '09 NICK 7.6mil
2. Penguins of Madagascar NICK 6.4mil
3. WWE Wrestling USA (10-11pm) 5.6mil
4. Penguins of Madagascar NICK (sun. 10am) 4.86mil
5. WWE Wrestling USA (9-10pm) 4.84mil
That's it for this week. Can't wait to see if the ER finale makes the list next week!
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