The Saints Vs. Vikings game blew away the competition this week with 57.9 million viewers tuning in, and become the most watched television program since the season finale of Seinfeld.
1 Saints Vs. Vikings Fox, Sunday, 6:46 p.m. - 57.9
2 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 26.9
3 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 26.4
4 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 16.3
5 The Big Bang Theory CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 15
6 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 14.9
7 The Mentalist CBS, Thursday, 10 p.m. 14.6
8 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 14.3
9 NCIS (R) CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 14.2
10 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 13.5
11 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 13.2
12 Grey’s Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 12.7
13 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 12.3
14 Bones Fox, Thursday, 8 p.m. 12
15 24 Fox, Monday, 8 p.m. - 11.1
It was a terrible week for ABC and NBC. The entire top 15 this week consisted of only FOX and CBS Shows.
American Idol finished in second and third this week, dipping just slightly from its debut week episodes. The FOX smash earned 26.9 million viewers for its Wednesday edition, and 26.4 million viewers for its Tuesday edition.While Charlie Sheen has been in the news recently for getting jailed on Christmas Day, he’s proving that no publicity is bad publicity. His show Two and a Half Men was the fourth most watched television show, with 16.3 million viewers, while The Big Bang Theory came in fifth place.
Rounding out the top ten were Criminal Minds (which may have a spin off next season) at 14.9 million for the sixth spot. The Mentalist at No. 7 with 14.6 million viewers. CSI finished at No. 10 with 14.3 million viewers. A repeat of NCIS came in at 9 with 14.2 million. And CSI: NY came in tenth place.
