Nielsen Television (TV) Ratings for Network Primetime Series
Top 20 Network Primetime Series / Week ending April 4, 2010

Rank	Program Name	Network	Day	Time	Viewers
1	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	Mon	8:00pm	22,966,000
2	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	Tue	8:00pm	21,845,000
3	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	Wed	9:00pm	20,492,000
4	NCAA FINAL FOUR - WEST VIRGINIA/DUKE	CBS	Sat	9:02pm	15,823,000
5	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	Tue	8:00pm	14,280,000
6	THE MENTALIST	CBS	Thu	9:00pm	14,114,000
7	NCAA FINAL FOUR - BRIDGE	CBS	Sat	8:34pm	14,035,000
8	CASTLE	ABC	Mon	10:02pm	13,855,000
9	CSI	CBS	Thu	9:59pm	13,347,000
10	UNDERCOVER BOSS	CBS	Sun	9:00pm	13,180,000
11	SURVIVOR: HEROES VS. VILLAINS	CBS	Thu	8:00pm	11,263,000
12	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	Mon	9:00pm	10,982,000
13	NCIS	CBS	Tue	8:00pm	10,903,000
14	NCIS: LOS ANGELES	CBS	Tue	9:00pm	10,201,000
15	LOST	ABC	Tue	9:00pm	10,127,000
16	COLD CASE	CBS	Sun	10:00pm	10,100,000
17	LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Wed	10:00pm	10,080,000
18	GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	Tue	9:00pm	9,868,000
19	THE BIG BANG THEORY	CBS	Mon	9:30pm	9,797,000
20	MODERN FAMILY	ABC	Wed	9:00pm	9,513,000

Chris wrote:

Nielsen Television (TV) Ratings for Network Primetime Series
Top 20 Network Primetime Series / Week ending April 4, 2010

Rank	Program Name	Network	Day	Time	Viewers
1	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	Mon	8:00pm	22,966,000
2	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	Tue	8:00pm	21,845,000
3	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	Wed	9:00pm	20,492,000
4	NCAA FINAL FOUR - WEST VIRGINIA/DUKE	CBS	Sat	9:02pm	15,823,000
5	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	Tue	8:00pm	14,280,000
6	THE MENTALIST	CBS	Thu	9:00pm	14,114,000
7	NCAA FINAL FOUR - BRIDGE	CBS	Sat	8:34pm	14,035,000
8	CASTLE	ABC	Mon	10:02pm	13,855,000
9	CSI	CBS	Thu	9:59pm	13,347,000
10	UNDERCOVER BOSS	CBS	Sun	9:00pm	13,180,000
11	SURVIVOR: HEROES VS. VILLAINS	CBS	Thu	8:00pm	11,263,000
12	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	Mon	9:00pm	10,982,000
13	NCIS	CBS	Tue	8:00pm	10,903,000
14	NCIS: LOS ANGELES	CBS	Tue	9:00pm	10,201,000
15	LOST	ABC	Tue	9:00pm	10,127,000
16	COLD CASE	CBS	Sun	10:00pm	10,100,000
17	LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	Wed	10:00pm	10,080,000
18	GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	Tue	9:00pm	9,868,000
19	THE BIG BANG THEORY	CBS	Mon	9:30pm	9,797,000
20	MODERN FAMILY	ABC	Wed	9:00pm	9,513,000

Thanks Chris!!! I knew DWTS and Idol were going to dominate the ratings, I am surprised Lost is up in the top 20 since its going up against Idol. Glad to see Survivor in the top 10 too!

LOL @ how NBC only has ONE show in the top 20. CBS is murdering the nielsons.

Nielsen Television (TV) Ratings for Network Primetime Series
Top 20 Network Primetime Series / Week ending April 11, 2010

Rank	Program Name	Network	Day	Time	Viewers
1	NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - BUTLER/DUKE	CBS	MON	9:15pm	23,944,000
2	DANCING WITH THE STARS	ABC	MON	8:00pm	21,209,000
3	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	TUE	8:00pm	20,836,000
4	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	WED	9:00pm	20,168,000
5	NCIS	CBS	TUE	8:00pm	16,448,000
6	THE MENTALIST	CBS	THU	10:00pm	16,318,000
7	60 MINUTES	CBS	SUN	7:11pm	15,033,000
8	CSI	CBS	THU	9:00pm	14,968,000
9	UNDERCOVER BOSS	CBS	SUN	9:11pm	14,676,000
10	NCIS: LOS ANGELES	CBS	TUE	9:00pm	13,785,000
11	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	WED	9:00pm	12,697,000
12	DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	ABC	TUE	8:00pm	12,435,000
13	SURVIVOR: HEROES VS. VILLAINS	CBS	THU	8:00pm	12,435,000
14	PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP	CBS	MON	9:00pm	12,375,000
15	THE GOOD WIFE	CBS	TUE	10:00pm	12,061,000
16	THE AMAZING RACE 16	CBS	SUN	8:11pm	11,878,000
17	CASTLE	ABC	MON	10:02pm	11,703,000
18	CSI: NY	CBS	WED	10:00pm	10,637,000
19	BONES	FOX	THU	8:00pm	9,993,000
20	COLD CASE	CBS	SUN	10:11pm	9,858,000

Wow DWTS beat out AI, thats incredible. I can never understand the popularity of AI, I guess the 13 and under crowd must dominate the TV on Tuesday and Wednesday nights while mom and dad are busy with other things. At least my faves are in the top 20, Amazing Race and Survivor.

Nielsen's top prime-time programs for Oct. 25-31
By The Associated Press

Tuesday, November 2, 2010


Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Oct. 25-31. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 20.41 million.
2. "NCIS," CBS, 20.18 million.
3. NFL Football: Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans, NBC, 18.11 million.
4. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 15.99 million.
5. "Dancing With the Stars Results," 15.93 million.
6. World Series Game 4: San Francisco vs. Texas, Fox, 15.54 million.
7. World Series Game 1: Texas vs. San Francisco, Fox, 15.01 million.
8. "The Mentalist," CBS, 14.76 million.
9. "World Series Pre-Game Show," Fox, 14.68 million.
10. "The OT," Fox, 14.31 million.
11. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 14.27 million.
12. World Series Game 2: Texas vs. San Francisco, Fox, 14.13 million.
13. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.94 million.
14. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 13.77 million.
15. "Modern Family," ABC, 13.14 million.
16. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 13.04 million.
17. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick Show," NBC, 12.69 million.
18. "The Good Wife," CBS, 12.59 million.
19. "Survivor: Nicaragua," CBS, 11.12 million.
20. "Glee," Fox, 11.76 million.

___

ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is a unit of News Corp.; NBC is owned by General Electric Co.

Chris wrote:

Nielsen's top prime-time programs for Oct. 25-31
By The Associated Press

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

13. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.94 million.

15. "Modern Family," ABC, 13.14 million.

Only two good shows on this list; television is going down the drain. (Ironically both shows are on at the same time. xD)

Forgiveness_Man wrote:

Only two good shows on this list; television is going down the drain. (Ironically both shows are on at the same time. xD)

I watch Modern Family but lately it seems to be running out of steam and I am losing interest. Same with Cougartown.

Tony Marino wrote:

I watch Modern Family but lately it seems to be running out of steam and I am losing interest. Same with Cougartown.

I think it's getting better. lol But Cougar Town ran out of steam in episode 2.

I am surprised that DWTS beats Survivor like that. Is Survivor on two or three times a year, Tony?

RedBedroom wrote:

I am surprised that DWTS beats Survivor like that. Is Survivor on two or three times a year, Tony?

Survivor is on twice a year. Last weeks Nielsen Ratings Survivor was number 12 and Amazing Race was in the top 20 as well. Usually Survivor and AR are in the top 20 but it depends on the week, the Worlds Series will knock anything down the charts and DWTS is always number one battling CSI for the spot.

Forgiveness_Man wrote:

I think it's getting better. lol But Cougar Town ran out of steam in episode 2.

I guess I just like Courtney Cox so I continued to watch. Actually I like "The Middle" too but Survivor is on at the same time so can't watch.

Thanks for the info, Tony. I really did not realize that DWTS was that popular. It is on for a total of three hours per week...that is a lot of air time.

RedBedroom wrote:

Thanks for the info, Tony. I really did not realize that DWTS was that popular. It is on for a total of three hours per week...that is a lot of air time.

It sure is, they waste so much time on that show just to give it 2 hours on Monday and 1 hour on tuesday. Its like American Idol they waste time on that show as well, they could have the season over by March but they stretch it out until May.

I watch DWTS, but I only watch the dances and the last five minutes of the results show. Three hours is just too long to watch a show per week.

RedBedroom wrote:

I watch DWTS, but I only watch the dances and the last five minutes of the results show. Three hours is just too long to watch a show per week.

Yep I agree, I only watch for Jennifer Grey now and then busy myself out or change the channel and next night watch the last 5 minutes to see who gets tossed off.

Tony Marino wrote:

I guess I just like Courtney Cox so I continued to watch. Actually I like "The Middle" too but Survivor is on at the same time so can't watch.

Such a shame, I really like it and think it's definitely finding it's place in Season 2. If the recent ratings hold up, the viewers are agreeing.

It's all on CBS almost. xD Go CM though.

NBC doesn't have a single series in the top 20.

Besides Modern Family there's nothing on that list that I watch all that much. 60 Minutes once in a while. The few network shows that I do watch aren't in the top 20. Most of my other favorites are on cable stations like FX.

I am happy to see Mike and Molly doing well. Granted, it is not brilliant programming, but I have enjoyed it.

Survivor, Glee and Amazing Race are kicking butt, they are my shows!