The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for February 18 - February 24. 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.| Rank | Show name | Network | Viewers in millions | Season-to-date average(in millions) | ||
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| 1. | Academy Awards | ABC | 37.9 | -- | ||
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| 2. | Oscar's Red Carpet Live (8 p.m.) | ABC | 26.6 | -- | ||
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| 3. | American Idol (Wed.) | Fox | 22.7 | 25.8 | ||
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| 4. | American Idol (Thur.) | Fox | 21.8 | 23.6 | ||
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| 5. | NCIS | CBS | 21.3 | 20.2 | ||
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| 6. | NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 18.7 | 17.6 | ||
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| 7. | Oscar's Red Carpet Live (7:30 p.m.) | ABC | 16.0 | -- | ||
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| 8. | The Mentalist | CBS | 14.8 | 15.3 | ||
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| 9. | Criminal Minds | CBS | 13.2 | 14.5 | ||
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| 10. | CSI | CBS | 12.4 | 13.9 | ||
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| 11. | The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 12.3 | 13.8 | ||
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| 12. | Oscar's Red Carpet Live (7 p.m.) | ABC | 12.1 | -- | ||
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| 13. | The Good Wife | CBS | 11.9 | 13.1 | ||
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| 14. | Blue Bloods | CBS | 11.7 | 12.7 | ||
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| 15. | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 11.5 | -- | ||
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| 16. | Mike & Molly | CBS | 11.2 | 11.9 | ||
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| 17. | CSI: N.Y. | CBS | 10.9 | 10.9 | ||
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| * | Survivor: Redemption Island | CBS | 10.9 | 11.0 | ||
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| 19. | Glee | Fox | 10.6 | 10.1 | ||
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| 20. | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 10.4 | 12.4 | ||
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| * | House | Fox | 10.4 | 10.3 | ||
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| * | The Bachelor | ABC | 10.4 | 9.9 | ||
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