Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for January 15 - January 21

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for January 15 - January 21. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

American Idol's new season started at the top of the Nielsen's, if you don't count football games. Hawaii 5-0 is in the Top 20 again. Twice. At #6 and #18,

RankShow name
Network
Viewers in millions
Season-to-date average(in millions)
1.AFC Championship: Jets/Steelers
CBS
54.9
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2.AFC Championship Post-game
CBS
31.5
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3.American Idol (Wed.)
Fox
26.2
26.2
4.American Idol (Thur.)
Fox
22.9
22.9
5.NCIS
CBS
21.1
19.9
6.Hawaii Five-O
CBS
19.3
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7.NCIS: Los Angeles
CBS
17.3
17.0
8.Two and a Half Men
CBS
15.6
14.7
9.The Mentalist
CBS
14.8
15.2
10.CSI
CBS
14.3
14.0
11.The Big Bang Theory
CBS
13.6
13.8
12.Mike & Molly
CBS
12.8
12.0
13.Blue Bloods
CBS
12.3
12.4
14.Criminal Minds
CBS
12.0
14.7
15.The Good Wife
CBS
11.4
12.8
16.Harry's Law
NBC
11.1
11.1
17.Modern Family
ABC
10.9
12.4
18.Hawaii Five-O
CBS
10.8
12.9
19.Bones
Fox
10.6
10.2
20.House
Fox
10.5
9.7
*How I Met Your Mother
CBS
10.5
9.5