AMERICAN IDOL - NO STOPPING IDOL

The juggernaut that is American Idol pressed on last week, joined in the top-ten ratings list by another talent competition, ABC's Dancing With the Stars. Still CBS's coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament gave the network a rare overall win during an Idol month as it averaged a 7.4 rating and a 12 share. Fox was close behind with a 6.8/11. ABC finished third with a 5.9/10, while NBC trailed with 4.9/8.

The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:
1. American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 17.4/27; 2. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 16.1/25; 3. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 14.4/22; 4. Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 13.7/21; 5. CSI: Miami, CBS, 11.6/19; 6. NCIS, CBS, 9.8/15; 7. Criminal Minds, CBS, 9.7/15; 8. CSI: NY, CBS, 9.1/15; 8. Til Death, Fox, 9.1/14; 10. Cold Case, CBS, 8.7/14; 10. Deal or No Deal (Monday), NBC, 8.7/13.

28/03/2007