Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research
for Jan. 12-18. Listings include the week's ranking, with
viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.
An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (X) AFC Championship: Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh, CBS, 40.65
million viewers.
2. (1) "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 30.42 million viewers.
3. (1) "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 30.32 million
viewers.
4. (X) AFC Championship postgame show, CBS, 25.44 million
viewers.
5. (4) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 24.25 million
viewers.
6. (5) "NCIS," CBS, 18.62 million viewers.
7. (8) "The Mentalist," CBS, 18.07 million viewers.
8. (12) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 17.10 million viewers.
9. (X) "The Mentalist" (Sunday), CBS, 16.39 million viewers.
10. (15) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 15.83 million viewers.
11. (X) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (8 p.m. Thursday),
CBS, 15.52 million viewers.
12. (11) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.78 million viewers.
13. (20) "Eleventh Hour," CBS, 13.16 million viewers.
14. (12) "Grey's Anatomy" (9 p.m. Thursday), ABC, 13.10
million viewers.
15. (9) "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 13.08 million viewers.
16. (14) "CSI: NY," CBS, 12.67 million viewers.
17. (18) "Without a Trace," CBS, 12.42 million viewers.
18. (17) "24," Fox, 12.31 million viewers.
19. (35) "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 11.81 million viewers.
20. (35) "How I Met Your Mother," CBS, 11.76 million viewers.