Nielsen's list of top 20 shows for March 8-14

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for March 8-14. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 22.75 million.
2. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 20.7 million.
3. "NCIS," CBS, 19.58 million.
4. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 19.34 million.
5. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 17.61 million.
6. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.99 million.
7. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 16.32 million.
8. "The Mentalist," CBS, 16.02 million.
9. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 15.25 million.
10. "The Good Wife," CBS, 13.95 million.
11. "Undercover Boss," CBS, 13.51 million.
12. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.29 million.
13. "House," Fox, 12.82 million.
14. "Survivor: Heroes and Villains," CBS, 12.12 million.
15. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 12.01 million.
16. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.98 million.
17. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 11.93 million.
18. "CSI: NY," CBS, 11.07 million.
19. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 10.94 million.
20. "Cold Case," CBS, 10.23 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.

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Nielsen's top 20 - Criminal Minds

Nielsen's top 20 prime-time programs for Feb. 8-14
By The Associated Press (AP) – 3 hours ago

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Feb. 8-14. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, NBC, 32.6 million.
2. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 27.9 million.
3. Winter Olympics (Sunday), NBC, 26.4 million.
4. Winter Olympics (Saturday), NBC, 26.2 million.
5. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 25.2 million.
6. "NCIS," CBS, 19.8 million.
7. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 17.9 million.
8. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 17.7 million.
9. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 16.3 million.
10. "The Mentalist," CBS, 15.9 million.
11. "Undercover Boss," CBS, 15.5 million.
12. "The Good Wife," CBS, 14.8 million.
13. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 14.3 million.
14. "Survivor: Heroes-Villains," CBS, 14.2 million.
15. "House," Fox, 13.6 million.
16. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.5 million.
17. "CSI: NY," CBS, 13.0 million.
18. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 12.8 million.
19. "The Bachelor," ABC, 12.4 million.
20. "Lost," ABC, 11.1 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.

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Criminal Minds hits 3rd for the week of Jan.18-24 in Canada

BBM Canada: Criminal Minds hits 3rd for the week of Jan. 18-24 in Canada

TORONTO — Here are the top 10 television programs in Canada, with viewer numbers, for the week of Jan. 18-24:

1 "American Idol" (CTV, Wednesday) - 3,191,000
2 "American Idol" (CTV, Tuesday) - 3,040,000
3 "Criminal Minds" (CTV, Wednesday) - 2,736,000
4 NFL Playoffs (CTV, Sunday 6:30-10:30 p.m.) - 2,620,000
5 "Grey's Anatomy" (CTV, Thursday) - 2,339,000
6 NFL Playoffs (CTV, Sunday 3-6:30 p.m.) - 2,323,000
7 "C.S.I. New York" (CTV, Wednesday) - 2,305,000
8 "The Mentalist" (CTV, Thursday) - 2,132,000
9 "Big Bang Theory" (CTV, Monday) - 2,105,000
10 "Two and a Half Men" (CTV, Monday) - 2,029,000

Source: BBM Canada