Ratings Day: No Surprises

American Idol continues it’s reign over the airwaves. Taking the #1 & 2 spot proves that Coke is getting it’s money’s worth in advertising dollars. The ratings game after the jump……

Two & a Half Men‘s Charlie Sheen & producer/writer Chuck Lorre continue to prove that bawdy jokes & one-liners are what we want in a comedy, even when they are repeats.

Classic reality TV is still a favorite pastime of the American public. Survivor & The Amazing Race both made the list this week. Jeff is beating Phil though, coming in #11 over Phil’s #18 spot. (I think it’s because Phil has more competition on Sunday night).

NBC has failed to make the list again. Celebrity Apprentice did bring in 8.9mil viewers for it’s premiere episode, which isn’t too bad for Donald. ER also picked up 15% more viewers from last week with 8.7mil watching. It’s either because Dr. Carter is back looking for a kidney, or it was just because Private Practice was a repeat. LOST made the list once again, in last place at #20, but it’s there & it’s competitor, Lie To Me was a no-show.

Mr. Nielson’s Favorite Shows for the week of Feb. 23- Mar. 1:

1. American Idol (Wed) FOX 24.5mil

2. American Idol (Thurs, special) FOX 20.9mil

3. NCIS CBS 18.3mil

4. CSI CBS 17.7mil

5. Movie: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (special) CBS 15.2mil

6. House FOX 14.9mil

7. 60 Minutes CBS 14.2mil

8. Criminal Minds CBS 13.9mil

9. CSI: NY CBS 12.6mil

10. Two and a Half Men (repeat) CBS 12.1mil

11. Survivor: Tocantins CBS 12.1mil

12. Brothers & Sisters ABC 12.0mil

13. Eleventh Hour CBS 11.7mil

14. 24 FOX 11.7mil

15. Ghost Whisperer CBS 11.5mil

16. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 11.0mil

17. The Bachelor ABC 10.9mil

18. Amazing Race CBS 10.6mil

19. CSI: Miami (repeat) CBS 10.1mil

20. Lost ABC 10.1mil

Top Ten Cable Shows Feb. 23-Mar. 1. The Presidential address to the joint session of Congress was big on cable. Vince McMahon & his monopoly on wrestling is still Top Dog only being interrupted by The Closer season finale.

1. WWE Raw (10-11p.m.) USA 6.3mil

2. The Closer TNT 6.0mil

3. WWE Raw (9-10 p.m.) USA 5.7mil

4. Presidential Address Analysis FOX News 5.1mil

5. Presidential Address CNN 5.1mil

6. Presidential Address FOX News 5.0mil

7. Burn Notice USA 4.8mil

8. Presidential Address Analysis CNN 4.7mil

9. Presidential Address Analysis FOX News 4.7mil

10. Presidential Address Coverage FOX News 4.4mil

Just a peek at the best in cable channels. Here’s the numbers for the Top Cable Channels (average viewership):

1. USA 3.4mil

2. TNT 2.5mil

3. Fox News 2.4mil

4. Disney 2.3mil

5. TBS 1.8mil

6. Nick at Nite 1.6mil

7. Cartoon Network 1.5mil

8. A&E 1.5mil

9. ESPN 1.4mil

10. FX 1.3mil

That’s it for this week. Can’t wait to see how The Bachelor did overall for next week. Early “overnight” ratings say the After the Final Rose show hit an all-time high of 17.5mil viewers. Douchebags like Jason bring in the cash. What a pathetic farce of a finale. Oh, that’s right, he didn’t want to do it, but it was in his contract!

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