US Ratings

Here are the latest US TV Ratings as a reference point for how some of your favourite shows are faring in the land of television.

Nielsen only officially allows publication of the Top 20.

Week ending 18/8/08 – 24/8/08
1 Sum Olym Close Cerem 27,834,000
2 Sum Olym Tue Prime 26,629,000
3 Sum Olym Mon Prime 26,374,000
4 Sum Olym Wed Prime 24,755,000
5 Sum Olym Thu Prime 22,438,000
6 Beijing Closing Party 20,577,000
7 Sum Olym Fri 17,876,000
8 Sum Olym Sat 16,756,000
9 Two And A Half Men 8,162,000
10 NCIS 7,610,000
11 CSI 7,294,000
12 Flashpoint 7,208,000
13 60 Minutes 6,698,000
14 CSI: Miami 6,380,000
15 Big Brother 6,167,000
16 Big Brother 6,117,000
17 CSI: NY 6,055,000
18 Big Brother 6,040,000
19 Criminal Minds 5,918,000
20 Cold Case 5,848,000

Week ending 11/8/08 – 17/8/08
1 Sum Olym Tue Prime 1 34,014,000
2 Sum Olym Sat Prime 2 31,593,000
3 Sum Olym Mon Prime 1 30,173,000
4 Sum Olym Thu Prime 1 29,708,000
5 Sum Olym Wed Prime 1 27,656,000
6 Sum Olym Sun Prime 2 27,184,000
7 Sum Olym Fri Prime 1 26,071,000
8 Two And A Half Men 8,068,000
9 NCIS 7,218,000
10 60 Minutes 7,088,000
11 Criminal Minds 6,428,000
12 Big Brother 6,358,000
13 CSI: Miami 6,305,000
14 Flashpoint 6,113,000
15 Big Brother 5,864,000
16 CSI: NY 5,785,000
17 Old Christine 5,628,000
18 Big Brother 5,529,000
19 CSI 5,325,000
20 20/20 5,523,000

Week ending 4/8/08 – 10/8/08
1 Sum Olym Open Cerem 34,891,000
2 Sum Olym Sun Prime 32,256,000
3 Sum Olym Sat Prime 24,082,000
4 America’s Got Talent 12,611,000
5 Two And A Half Men 9,979,000
6 So You Think Cn Dance 9,693,000
7 Criminal Minds 9,109,000
8 So You Think Cn Dance 8,960,000
9 NCIS 8,703,000
10 CSI: Miami 7,891,000
11 Old Christine 7,599,000
12 America’s Got Talent 7,567,000
13 Wipeout 7,337,000
14 CSI: NY 7,028,000
15 Big Brother 6,445,000
16 How I Met Your Mother 6,362,000
17 60 Minutes 6,320,000
18 Big Bang Theory 6,299,000
19 Flashpoint 6,256,000
20 Nashville Star 6,212,000

Week ending 28/7/08 – 8/3/08
1 America’s Got Talent 13,846,000
2 Wipeout 9,699,000
3 Two And A Half Men 9,345,000
4 So You Think Cn Dance-Wed 8,841,000
5 Criminal Minds 8,702,000
6 NCIS 8,501,000
7 So You Think Cn Dance-Thu 8,694,000
8 CSI: Miami 8,439,000
9 60 Minutes 8,077,000
10 CSI 8,033,000
11 CSI: NY 7,785,000
12 Flashpoint 7,677,000
13 Primetime: Last Lecture 2 7,653,000
14 Old Christine 7,502,000
15 Celebrity Family Feud 7,533,000
16 NBC NFL Pre-Season 8/3 7,446,000
17 House 7,416,000
18 Law And Order: SVU 7,206,000
19 Big Brother 6,606,000
20 Primetime: Crime 6,284,000

Week ending 14/7/08 – 20/7/08
1 Fox Mlb All-Star Game 14,540,000
2 America’s Got Talent 12,793,000
3 Fox Mlb All-Star Pre 10,371,000
4 Criminal Minds 9,260,000
5 So You Think Can Dance 9,010,000
6 CSI 8,919,000
7 Wipeout 8,652,000
8 CSI: NY 8,601,000
9 So You Think Can Dance 8,396,000
10 Two And A Half Men 8,390,000
11 60 Minutes 8,302,000
12 Celebrity Family Feud 7,823,000
13 Dateline 7,775,000
14 NCIS 7,762,000
15 Smarter Than 5th Grader 7,687,000
16 CSI: Miami 7,669,000
17 House 7,432,000
18 Flashpoint 7,115,000
19 Greatest American Dog 6,971,000
20 Primetime: Family Secrets 6,967,000

Week ending 7/7/08 – 13/7/08
1 America’s Got Talent 12,729,000
2 Wipeout 10,598,000
3 Bachelorette, The 9,990,000
4 CSI 9,857,000
5 Bachelorette, The 9,530,000
6 Greatest American Dog 9,528,000
7 Two And A Half Men 9,139,000
8 So You Think Can Dance 8,934,000
9 Hell’s Kitchen 8,913,000
10 CSI:NY 8,895,000
11 So You Think Can Dance 8,853,000
12 NCIS 8,623,000
13 60 Minutes 8,203,000
14 CSI: Miami 8,411,000
15 Flashpoint 8,131,000
16 House 7,926,000
17 Criminal Minds 7,831,000
18 Price Is Right Primetime 7,712,000
19 Celebrity Family Feud 7,535,000
20 48 Hours Mystery Tuesday 7,352,000

Week ending 30/6/08 – 6/7/08
1 America’s Got Talent 12,044,000
2 Wipeout 9,457,000
3 Criminal Minds 9,128,000
4 So You Think Cn Dance 8,756,000
5 CSI:NY 8,495,000
6 Two And A Half Men 8,485,000
7 60 Minutes 8,213,000
8 House 8,058,000
9 CSI: Miami 8,032,000
10 Hell’s Kitchen 8,030,000
11 NCIS 8,004,000
12 CSI 7,606,000
13 48 Hours Mystery Tuesday7,595,000
14 Bachelorette 7,480,000
15 Million Dollar Password 7,446,000
16 Dateline 7,444,000
17 Bachelorette, The 7,295,000
18 Price Is Right Primetime 7,289,000
19 Cold Case 6,847,000
20 Celebrity Family Feud 6,887,000

Week ending 23/6/08 – 29/6/08
1 America’s Got Talent 11,682,000
2 Wipeout 9,980,000
3 60 Minutes 9,419,000
4 Two And A Half Men 9,220,000
5 Celebrity Family Feud 8,818,000
6 So You Think Cn Dance-Thu 8,627,000
7 Million Dollar Password 8,485,000
8 So You Think Cn Dance-Wed 8,291,000
9 CSI: Miami 8,188,000
10 I Surved-Japanese Gm Show 8,004,000
11 Baby Borrowers 7,945,000
12 Criminal Minds 7,943,000
13 NCIS 7,851,000
14 Hell’s Kitchen 7,805,000
15 CSI: NY 7,703,000
16 48 Hours Mystery Tuesday 7,552,000
17 Bachelorette, The 7,525,000
18 House 7,447,000
19 Dateline 7,444,000
20 CSI 7,332,000

Week ending 16/6/08 – 22/6/08
1 NBA Finals 16,879,000
2 America’s Got Talent 12,777,000
3 60 Minutes 9,098,000
4 Two And A Half Men 8,948,000
5 So You Think Cn Dance 8,871,000
6 So You Think Cn Dance 8,855,000
7 Deal Or No Deal 8,717,000
8 House 8,625,000
9 Dateline 8,240,000
10 Deal Or No Deal 8,337,000
11 Hell’s Kitchen 8,253,000
12 Million Dollar Password 8,199,000
13 CSI: NY 8,036,000
14 CSI: Miami 7,985,000
15 CSI 7,855,000
16 Smarter Than 5th Grader 7,846,000
17 Cold Case 7,250,000
18 Criminal Minds 7,250,000
19 Bones 7,135,000
20 Bachelorette, The 7,047,000

Week ending 9/6/08 – 15/6/08
1 NBA Finals On ABC 17,394,000
2 NBA Finals On ABC 14,509,000
3 NBA Finals On ABC 13,762,000
4 Two And A Half Men 10,720,000
5 NCIS 10,161,000
6 CSI 9,419,000
7 Million Dollar Password 9,361,000
8 48 Hours 9,212,000
9 CSI:NY 9,183,000
10 So You Think Can Dance 8,909,000
11 Hell’s Kitchen 8,810,000
12 Deal Or No Deal 8,621,000
13 CSI: Miami 8,533,000
14 Rules Of Engagement 8,509,000
15 Criminal Minds 8,316,000
16 Without A Trace 8,198,000
17 So You Think Can Dance 8,019,000
18 House 7,968,000
19 60 Minutes 7,562,000
20 Bones 7,486,000

Week ending 2/6/08 – 8/6/08
1 NBA Finals on Abc 13,499,000
2 NBA Finals on Abc 13,384,000
3 Two And A Half Men 9,811,000
4 60 Minutes 9,809,000
5 Million Dollar Password 9,624,000
6 CSI 9,613,000
7 So You Think Can Dance 9,564,000
8 House 9,442,000
9 Hell’s Kitchen 9,363,000
10 So You Think Can Dance 9,250,000
11 CSI: NY 9,114,000
12 NCIS 8,927,000
13 CSI: Miami 8,911,000
14 Swingtown 8,568,000
15 Criminal Minds 8,271,000
16 CSI 8,211,000
17 Rules Of Engagement 8,118,000
18 Cold Case 8,078,000
19 Dateline 7,992,000
20 48 Hours Mystery Tuesday 7,777,000

Week ending 26/5/08 – 1/6/08
1 Lost 12,303,000
2 Two And A Half Men 10,811,000
3 Million Dollar Password 10,621,000
4 60 Minutes 10,291,000
5 NCIS 9,774,000
6 Criminal Minds 9,730,000
7 CSI:NY 9,563,000
8 So You Think Cn Dance 9,561,000
9 Hell’s Kitchen 9,500,000
10 So You Think Cn Dance 9,359,000
11 CSI 8,799,000
12 Without A Trace 8,516,000
13 Rules Of Engagement 8,469,000
14 48 Hours Mystery Tuesday 8,448,000
15 Dateline 8,088,000
16 Moment Of Truth 7,403,000
17 Price Is Right 7,785,000
18 Cold Case 7,732,000
19 Law And Order:SVU 7,312,000
20 Law And Order: 7,064,000

Week ending 19/5/08 – 25/5/08
1 American Idol-Wednesday 31,661,000
2 American Idol-Tuesday 27,061,000
3 Dancing W/Stars Results 20,122,000
4 Dancing With The Stars 19,223,000
5 Grey’s Anatomy 18,092,000
6 NCIS16,524,000
7 House 16,358,000
8 CSI: Miami 16,265,000
9 Two And A Half Men 14,700,000
10 Criminal Minds 13,153,000
11 Rules Of Engagement 12,290,000
12 CSI: NY 11,830,000
13 Hell’s Kitchen 11,441,000
14 Deal Or No Deal 10,333,000
15 Bones 10,302,000
16 Shark 10,271,000
17 Ugly Betty 8,753,000
18 Dancing W/Stars 8,740,000
19 So You Think Cn Dance 8,739,000
20 Law And Order 8,573,000

Week ending 12/5/08 – 18/5/08
1 American Idol-Wednesday 24,863,000
2 American Idol-Tuesday 24,772,000
3 Dancing With The Stars 18,469,000
4 CSI 18,063,000
5 Dancing W/Stars Results 16,987,000
6 Desperate Housewives 16,837,000
7Grey’s Anatomy 15,546,000
8 House 15,022,000
8 NCIS 14,879,000
9 Without A Trace 14,537,000
10 CSI: Miami 13,923,000
11 Two And A Half Men 13,824,000
12 Criminal Minds 12,876,000
13 CSI: NY11,858,000
14 Acm Awards 11,731,000
15 Law And Order:SVU 11,496,000
17 Hell’s Kitchen 11,308,000
16 Extreme Makeover:Home Ed. 11,217,000
19 Lost 10,962,000
18 60 Minutes 10,790,000

Week ending 5/5/08 – 11/5/08
1 American Idol-Wednesday 22,867,000
2 American Idol-Tuesday 21,755,000
3 Dancing W/Stars Results 18,379,000
4 Dancing With The Stars 18,105,000
5 CSI 18,071,000
6 Grey’s Anatomy 16,027,000
7 Desperate Housewives 15,427,000
8 Without A Trace 14,666,000
9 CSI: Miami 14,109,000
10 NCIS 14,042,000
11 Two And A Half Men 13,610,000
12 House 13,484,000
13 Survivor:Micronesia Final 12,978,000
14 Criminal Minds 12,881,000
15 CSI: NY 12,732,000
16 Survivor: Micronesia 12,624,000
17 Extreme Makeover:Home Ed. 11,975,000
18 Hell’s Kitchen 11,004,000
19 Lost 10,782,000
20 Brothers & Sisters 10,693,000

Week ending 28/4/08 – 04/5/08
1 American Idol-Tuesday 25,094,000
2 American Idol-Wednesday 22,800,000
3 Dancing With The Stars 18,222,000
4 CSI 18,012,000
5 Dancing W/Stars Results 17,059,000
6 Desperate Housewives 16,757,000
7 Grey’s Anatomy 15,313,000
8 NCIS 14,763,000
9 House 14,641,000
10 CSI: Miami 13,880,000
11 Criminal Minds 13,030,000
12 Two And A Half Men 12,915,000
13 Without A Trace 12,834,000
14 Survivor: Micronesia 12,320,000
15 Law And Order: SVU 12,313,000
16 Hell’s Kitchen 11,940,000
17 Extreme Makeover:Home Ed. 11,570,000
18 Cold Case 11,562,000
19 CSI: NY 11,508,000
20 Brothers & Sisters 10,463,000

Jan – April 2008

Ratings are ranked by audience numbers.
Source: zap2it

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