Top Tens & Trends

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Television

Prime Broadcast Network TV - United States
Week of May 7, 2012
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1NCISCBS11.718,195
2DANCING WITH THE STARSABC10.616,365
3AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAYFOX10.016,456
4AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAYFOX9.515,616
5NCIS: LOS ANGELESCBS9.214,562
6DANCING W/STARS RESULTSABC9.013,708
7BIG BANG THEORY, THECBS8.213,717
8PERSON OF INTERESTCBS8.112,957
9MENTALIST, THECBS8.012,624
10CASTLEABC7.912,358
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.