The top 10 this week was once again dominated by CBS and FOX. With no NFL football action to compete with, the Grammy Awards took the top spot on the Nielsen charts this week. It was the highest-rated Grammys telecast in 6 years, reaching American-idol sized audiences, with a ratings increase of 35% over the previous year, and 26 million viewers tuning in to the broadcast.
1 Grammy Awards CBS, Sunday, 8 p.m.
2 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
3 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m
4 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m
5 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tuesday, 9 p.m.
6 House Fox, Monday, 8 p.m.
7 Bones Fox, Thursday, 8 p.m.
8 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m.
9 Two and a Half Men (R) CBS, Monday, 9 p.m.
10 The Big Bang Theory (R) CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m.
11 The Bachelor ABC, Monday, 8 p.m.
12 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. -
13 The Mentalist (R) CBS, Thursday, 10 p.m.
14 24 Fox, Monday, 9 p.m.
15 Castle ABC, Monday, 10 p.m.
For the third straight week, American Idol took second and third place with about 25 million each. NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles finished fourth and fifth. Fox dramas House and Bones finished in sixth and seventh place while 60 Minutes, and the back to back sitcoms Two and a Half Men and the Big Bang theory finished in ninth and tenth place.
ABC’s biggest hits this week were the Bachelor and Desperate Housewives which placed 11th and 12th. The Biggest Loser was NBC’s biggest hit of the week and came in 17th place.
