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Weekly prime-time television rankings

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Nielsen TV Ratings

Network Averages

Here is the number of viewers (in millions) that each network averaged per hour of primetime, for last week and for the season.

Network Current Week Season To Date
CBS10.1212.06
ABC8.538.57
FOX8.4710.07
NBC5.778.77
UNI3.143.5

Program Rankings

Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (March 29-April 4) as compiled by the Nielsen Co. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 286 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.

RankNetworkProgramViewers
1 ABC Dancing With the Stars (Mon.) 22.97
2 FOX American Idol (Tue.) 21.84
3 FOX American Idol (Wed.) 20.49
4 CBS College basketball: West Virginia vs. Duke 15.82
5 ABC Dancing With the Stars (Tue.) 14.28
6 CBS The Mentalist 14.11
7 CBS College basketball pregame 14.03
8 ABC Castle 13.85
9 CBS CSI 13.35
10 CBS Undercover Boss 13.18
11 CBS Survivor 11.26
12 CBS Two and a Half Men 10.98
13 CBS NCIS 10.90
14 CBS NCIS: Los Angeles 10.20
15 ABC Lost 10.13
16 CBS Cold Case 10.10
17 NBC Law & Order: SVU 10.08
18 ABC Grey’s Anatomy 9.87
19 CBS Big Bang Theory 9.80
20 ABC Modern Family 9.51
21 CBS The Amazing Race 9.12
22 FOX Bones 8.68
23 CBS 60 Minutes 8.52
24 FOX 24 8.48
25 FOX Human Target 8.23
26 CBS CSI: Miami 8.01
27 CBS The Good Wife 7.98
28 CBS Criminal Minds 7.95
29 ABC Private Practice 7.82
30 ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 7.75
31 CBS Miami Medical 7.49
32 NBC The Biggest Loser 7.43
33 CBS Rules of Engagement 7.35
34 CBS CSI: NY 7.24
35 NBC Celebrity Apprentice 7.22
36 ABC V 7.03
37 NBC Dateline (Fri.) 6.72
38 NBC Parenthood 6.23
ABC The Middle 6.23
40 CBS Medium 6.20
41 NBC Minute to Win It (Wed.) 6.13
42 ABC Cougar Town 6.01
43 NBC Law & Order 6.00
44 CBS Ghost Whisperer 5.96
45 NBC Who Do You Think You Are? 5.87
46 FOX Fringe 5.83
47 ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos 5.78
48 ABC Movie: “The Ten Commandments” 5.72
49 NBC Chuck 5.68
50 CBS How I Met Your Mother 5.64
51 NBC Minute to Win It (Sun.) 5.55
52 NBC Law & Order: SVU (Wed.) 5.50
53 FOX House 5.48
54 NBC The Marriage Ref 5.40
55 UNI Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe (Mon.) 5.04
56 ABC FlashForward 5.04
57 UNI Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe (Tue.) 4.93
58 NBC Law & Order: SVU (Sat.) 4.91
FOX America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back 4.91
60 ABC 20/20 (Fri.) 4.90
ABC Special: “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” 4.90
62 CBS New Adventures of Old Christine 4.88
63 FOX Cops (8:30 p.m.) 4.80
64 NBC Trauma 4.72
65 FOX Family Guy 4.64
66 UNI Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe (Wed.) 4.54
67 ABC Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution 4.32
68 CBS Accidentally on Purpose 4.24
69 UNI Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe (Thu.) 4.08
70 NBC Law & Order (Sat.) 4.06
71 NBC The Office 4.04
72 NBC Dateline (Sun.) 4.03
73 ABC Ugly Betty 4.01
74 UNI Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe (Fri.) 3.96
NBC The Office 3.96
76 UNI Corazón Salvaje (Tue.) 3.77
77 UNI Corazon Salvaje (Mon.) 3.73
78 FOX The Cleveland Show 3.67
79 ABC Brothers & Sisters 3.64
80 FOX Kitchen Nightmares 3.60
81 FOX Cops 3.56
82 UNI Corazón Salvaje (Wed.) 3.53
83 ABC Wife Swap 3.48
84 FOX The Simpsons 3.39
85 UNI Corazón Salvaje (Thu.) 3.30
86 CW America’s Next Top Model 3.18
87 FOX Sons of Tucson 3.13
88 UNI Cristina 3.08
89 UNI Aqui y Ahora 3.05
90 UNI Don Francisco Presenta 2.91
91 FOX House (Fri.) 2.86
92 UNI Mi Pecado (Mon.) 2.81
93 CW Vampire Diaries 2.80
94 UNI Mi Pecado (Tue.) 2.71
UNI Corazón Salvaje (Fri.) 2.71
96 UNI Nuestra Belleza 2.58
97 UNI Rosa de Guadalupe 2.52
98 UNI Mujeres Asesinas 2 2.50
99 UNI Mi Pecado (Wed.) 2.40
CW Supernatural 2.40
101 UNI Imagenes de Impacto 2.35
102 UNI Mi Pecado (Thu.) 2.22
UNI Mi Pecado (Fri.) 2.22
104 UNI Sabado Gigante 2.14
105 CW Smallville 2.13
106 NBC Parenthood (Sat.) 2.08
107 CW Life Unexpected 1.97

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