Amph The Nielsens: Shows that Nobody Admits to Watching

? Indeed.

I notice that though that was the lowest rated Oscars in years, it still was top of the week.

Nothing on a weekly basis is going to top 30 million viewers, with the exception of maybe CSI or Grey's Anatomy in their heydays or an American Idol finale.

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers
in Millions
1 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 1 28.5
2 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m. 2 28.3
3 American Idol Fox, Thursday, 8 p.m. 3 26.5
4 The Moment of Truth Fox, Wednesday, 9:01 p.m. - 14.7
5 20/20: The Royal Family ABC, Monday, 9:00 p.m. - 14.1
6 New Amsterdam Fox, Tuesday, 9:00 p.m. - 13.5
7 Lost ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 8 13.0
8 Survivor: Micronesia CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 10 12.6
9 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. 6 12.4
10 Oprah's Big Give ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 4 11.9
11 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7 p.m. 11 11.7
12 Deal or No Deal NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. 5 10.8
13 The Price Is Right CBS, Friday, 8 p.m. 20 10.3
14 NCIS (R) CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 17 10.2
15 New Amsterdam (S) Fox, Thursday, 9:01 p.m. - 10.1
16 Two and a Half Men (R) CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 12 10.0
17 CSI (R) CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 15 9.7
18 Law & Order NBC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 16 9.6
19 Without a Trace (R) CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. 18 9.6
20 CSI: Miami (R) CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. - 9.4

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week. Top TV Shows Last
Week Viewers
in Millions
1 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 1 27.3
2 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 2 26.1
3 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. - 21.1
4 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. - 17.0
5 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 8:59 p.m. 6 14.1
6 Survivor: Micronesia CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. - 11.6
7 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7:53 p.m. 9 11.5
8 The New Adventures of Old Christine CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 16 11.5
9 Lost ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 4 11.5
10 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. 4 11.4
11 The Moment of Truth Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m. 11 10.9
12 NCIS (R) CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 22 10.6
13 Law & Order NBC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 6 10.5
14 Deal or No Deal NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m. - 10.3
15 Deal or No Deal NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. 6 10.1
16 Medium NBC, Monday, 10 p.m. 19 10.1
17 NCAA Basketball Championship CBS, Saturday, 7:33 p.m. - 10.0
18 Oprah's Big Give ABC, Sunday, 9:01 p.m. 15 9.8
19 CSI: Miami (R) CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 12 9.6
20 How I Met Your Mother CBS, Monday, 8:29 p.m. 43 9.6



"Two and a Half Men" in 5th place? On what planet?

Why the hell do people like these kinds of things? Is there that many sadistic people in the world?1

^Fixed.

It follows American Idol, so people just leave the channel on and watch.

I watch AI but i still havent saw A Moment of Truth. Sounds boring.

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week.

Top TV Shows Last Week

Viewers in Millions

1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 2 25.7
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 1 24.8
3 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 3 20.5
4 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 4 17.5
5 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 19 16.1
6 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 5 14.2
7 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7:23 p.m. 7 13.4
8 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m. 10 13.0
9 The Celebrity Apprentice NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 24 12.1
10 Deal or No Deal NBC, Thursday, 9 p.m. - 11.4
11 Oprah's Big Give ABC, Sunday, 9:01 p.m. 18 11.4
12 How I Met Your Mother CBS, Monday, 8:30 p.m. 19 10.7
13 Dateline NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. 47 10.6
14 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 8 p.m. - 10.5
15 NCAA Basketball Championship CBS, Saturday, 9:00 p.m. - 10.4
16 Deal or No Deal NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. 15 10.1
17 The Moment of Truth Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m. 11 10.1
18 'Til Death Fox, Wednesday, 9:31 p.m. - 10.0
19 Primetime ABC, Tuesday, 9:31 p.m. - 9.9
20 Cold Case CBS, Sunday, 9:24 p.m. 47 9.8

More yelling at insanity time!! Unfortunately for me, there was no real good shows on this week so bleh.

"How I Met Your Mother" in at #12 because of Britney. Interesting to see what it's numbers for next week will be.

Game shows, and reality, mostly.

It puzzles me to see CSI: Miami that high.

It's CSI, people love to see other people pay for killing other people.

People also like to see gore and CSI can be pretty gruesome at times.

True, seems to me like they should have run out of plot points by now though.

Chart of the top 20 TV shows/Last Week/Viewers in Millions

1 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 26.1
2 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 1 24.8
3 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. - 20.6
4 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 3 20.6
5 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 4 17.3
6 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 5 15.7
7 Without a Trace CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. - 15.2
8 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 6 14.5
9 NCAA Basketball Championship CBS, Saturday, 8:48 p.m. 15 14.4
10 CSI: Miami CBS, Tuesday, 10 p.m. - 14.2
11 Survivor: Micronesia CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. - 12.9
12 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 37 12.9
13 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 45 12.8
14 The New Adventures of Old Christine CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. 20 12.6
15 Cold Case CBS, Sunday, 9 p.m. 20 11.9
16 Hell's Kitchen Fox, Tuesday, 9:01 p.m. - 11.8
17 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Fox, Thursday, 9:01 p.m. - 10.4
18 The Moment of Truth Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m. 16 10.2
19 Deal or No Deal NBC, Monday, 9 p.m. 16 10.1
20 Numb3rs CBS, Friday, 10 p.m. - 10.0


Reality, sports & CSI

My take is the preponderance of reality TV is a lingering side effect of the writer's strike.

Numb3rs is actually pretty good. I DEMAND IT TO BE HIGHER.

Top TV Shows Last Week

Viewers in Millions

1 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 1 24.7
2 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 2 23.2
3 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 3 18.0
4 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 4 16.3
5 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 5 18.0
6 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 6 14.2
7 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 7 13.4
8 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 12 13.4
9 Law & Order: SVU NBC, Tuesday, 10 p.m. - 13.3
10 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 11 13.0
11 Survivor: Micronesia CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 11 12.9
12 The Biggest Loser NBC, Tuesday, 8 p.m. - 11.4
13 60 Minutes CBS, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. 13 10.7
14 ABC News: Democratic Presidential Debate (S) ABC, Wednesday, 8 p.m. - 10.7
15 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 15 14.4

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week.
Top TV Shows Last Week
Viewers in Millions

1 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 1 25.1
2 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 2 22.8
3 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 3 18.2
4 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 5 18.0
5 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 3 17.1
6 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 7 16.8
7 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 6 15.3
8 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 9 14.8
9 House Fox, Monday, 9 p.m. 36 14.6
10 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 8 13.9
11 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 28 13.0
12 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 11 12.9
13 Without a Trace CBS, Thursday, 10:02 p.m. 10 12.8
14 Survivor: Micronesia CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. 12 12.3
15 Law & Order NBC, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 46 12.7

do we count dvr and tivo now in the ratings? Cause I have a few shows on dvr, like The Office, Lost, Greys anatomy, Criminal minds.

I just don't have the time anymore, to watch them when they first air and I'll usually watch them when I get home or the next day. I love dvr, no commericals.

Chart of the top 20 TV shows this week.

1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 1 24.9
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 24.8
3 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 3 17.0
4 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m. 4 18.5
5 CSI CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m. 4 18.1
6 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 6 15.5
7 Desperate Housewives ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m. 7 16.8
8 Without a Trace CBS, Thursday, 10:01 p.m. 8 14.5
9 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 10 p.m. 9 13.9
10 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 10 14.9
11 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 9 p.m. 11 13.8
12 House Fox, Monday, 9 p.m. 12 15.0
13 Survivor: Micronesia CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m. - 13.0
14 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 14 12.9
15 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 15 11.9

TV: Top Rated Chart of the top 15 TV shows this week.
Top TV Shows Last Week Viewers in Millions

1 American Idol Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m. 1 31.7
2 American Idol Fox, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 2 27.1
3 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m. 5 20.1
4 Dancing With the Stars ABC, Monday, 8 p.m., (EW Grade: A) 3 19.2
5 Grey's Anatomy ABC, Thursday, 9 p.m. 7 18.1
6 NCIS CBS, Tuesday, 8 p.m. 9 16.5
7 House Fox, Monday, 9 p.m. 8 16.4
8 CSI: Miami CBS, Monday, 9:59 p.m. 11 16.3
9 Two and a Half Men CBS, Monday, 8:59 p.m. 12 14.7
10 Criminal Minds CBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. 13 13.2
11 Rules of Engagement CBS, Monday, 9:30 p.m. - 12.3
12 CSI: NY CBS, Wednesday, 10 p.m. 14 11.8
13 Hell's Kitchen Fox, Tuesday, 9:03 p.m. 17 11.4
14 Deal or No Deal(R) NBC, Thursday, 8 p.m. - 10.3
15 Bones Fox, Monday, 8 p.m. - 10.3

I've watched a handful of American Idol, minutes worth of Dancing with the stars, and one episode of Deal or no deal, and nonthing of the rest on that list.