Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending February 19, 2006

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 22nd week of the 2005-06 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household (HH) ratings, 18-49 ratings, and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings: chart is organized alphabetically by program title

Show	Net	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
24	FOX	7.5/11	5.4/12	12.817
20/20	ABC	5.5/9	2.7/8	7.79
2006 WINTER OLYMPICS-FRI	NBC	11.2/19	5.5/16	18.928
2006 WINTER OLYMPICS-MON	NBC	12.8/19	6.1/15	21.069
2006 WINTER OLYMPICS-SAT	NBC	11.3/19	6.3/18	19.673
2006 WINTER OLYMPICS-SUN	NBC	11.6/17	5.5/13	19.238
2006 WINTER OLYMPICS-THU	NBC	11.9/19	6.1/16	19.378
2006 WINTER OLYMPICS-TUE	NBC	11.3/18	5.6/14	18.405
2006 WINTER OLYMPICS-WED	NBC	11.3/18	6.0/15	17.867
48 HOURS	CBS	4.9/8	2.0/6	7.13
60 MINUTES	CBS	8.2/13	2.5/7	12.506
7TH HEAVEN	WB	4.1/6	2.2/6	5.89
ALL OF US	UPN	2.0/3	1.2/3	2.91
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	5.7/9	3.4/9	10.26
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	NBC	4.3/7	2.7/8	6.53
AMERICAN IDOL-TUE	FOX	15.5/24	11.4/29	26.962
AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	16.5/25	11.9/30	28.779
BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-THU	WB	2.6/4	2.2/5	4.18
BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-WED	WB	1.8/3	1.3/3	2.77
BONES	FOX	7.0/10	4.5/10	11.24
BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	6.9/11	3.3/9	10.40
CHARLIE BROWN VALENTINE	ABC	3.9/6	2.1/6	6.40
CHARMED	WB	2.5/4	1.7/4	3.89
COURTING ALEX	CBS	7.2/10	3.6/8	11.11
CUTS	UPN	1.5/2	0.9/2	2.06
DANCING WITH THE STARS-FRI	ABC	10.3/17	4.0/12	15.752
DANCING WITH THE STARS-THU	ABC	12.2/18	5.4/13	19.264
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	14.2/20	9.8/21	23.407
DR. PHIL PRIMETIME SPECIAL-TUE	CBS	6.2/9	2.9/7	8.83
EVE	UPN	1.7/2	1.1/3	2.50
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS	UPN	2.7/4	1.9/5	4.50
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.	ABC	8.3/12	5.8/13	14.571
FREDDIE	ABC	4.0/6	2.4/6	5.82
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	4.1/6	2.3/6	6.16
GET THIS PARTY STARTED-TUE	UPN	0.7/1	0.4/1	0.87
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	3.5/5	2.2/6	5.34
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	2.4/3	1.5/3	3.40
GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	15.0/23	10.7/24	24.362
HALF & HALF	UPN	2.2/3	1.3/3	3.09
HOUSE	FOX	11.5/17	7.7/19	19.196
IN JUSTICE	ABC	5.7/9	2.5/7	8.33
INVASION	ABC	5.8/9	3.6/9	9.01
LIVING WITH FRAN	WB	1.5/2	0.9/2	2.01
LOST	ABC	10.8/16	7.8/18	18.199
LOVE, INC.	UPN	1.7/2	1.1/3	2.48
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	2.5/4	1.9/5	3.95
ONE ON ONE	UPN	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.47
ONE TREE HILL	WB	2.0/3	1.2/3	2.85
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	4.6/8	2.6/7	6.58
REBA	WB	2.3/4	1.3/4	3.30
RELATED	WB	2.0/3	1.0/2	2.56
RODNEY	ABC	3.0/5	1.6/4	4.61
SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES	FOX	4.9/7	2.7/7	7.66
SMALLVILLE	WB	3.5/5	2.8/7	6.24
SOUTH BEACH	UPN	1.0/1	0.4/1	1.26
STILL STANDING	CBS	4.3/7	1.9/5	6.13
SUPERNATURAL	WB	2.5/4	1.7/4	3.96
SURVIVOR	CBS	9.8/15	6.3/16	16.978
THE BACHELOR	ABC	6.4/10	4.2/10	9.21
THE PRICE IS RIGHT MILLION DOLLAR SP	CBS	5.4/8	1.8/5	8.36
TWINS	WB	1.6/3	0.9/3	2.26
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.18
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.9/5	1.6/5	4.79
YES, DEAR	CBS	4.4/6	2.0/5	6.48

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NBA ALL-STAR GAME-SUN	TNT	7.070
NBA ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT	TNT	4.728
NBA ALL-STAR TIP-OFF	TNT	4.62
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL-MON	DSNY	4.59
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-THU 10P	USA	4.51
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:30A	NICK	4.49
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10A	NICK	4.44
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:30A	NICK	4.37
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.96
HERSHEY'S KISSABLES 300 NASCAR	TNT	3.96
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10A	NICK	3.95
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-THU 9P	USA	3.92
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9A	NICK	3.86
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9A	NICK	3.85
MOVIE: RUSH HOUR 2-SUN	TNT	3.475
WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW	USA	2.6
THE SHIELD	FX	2.43
THE SOPRANOS (RERUN)	HBO	1.5

-Viewership data not available for:

• Real World/Road Rules (MTV)
• Project Runway (Bravo)
• Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi)
• Stargate Atlantis (Sci-Fi)
• Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi)
• The L Word (Showtime)

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
NBA All-Star Game	TNT	4011
NBA All-Star Sat Night	TNT	2798
NBA Tip-Off All-Star	TNT	2611
WWE Thurs 10p	USA	2208
RW/RR The Gauntlet II	MTV	2159
WWE Thurs 9p	USA	1824
Rush Hour 2	TNT	1804
Hershey’s Kissables 300	TNT	1713
NBA Tip-Off All Star Sat 8p	TNT	1663
The Shield	FX	1483

-NBA All-Star Game (TNT) - 3.1/7 adults 18-49 rating/share

-NBA All-Star Saturday Night (TNT) - 2.2

-NBA All-Star Tip-Off (TNT) - 2.0

-Real World/Road Rules (MTV) - 1.7

-Rush Hour 2 (TNT) - 1.4

-Hershey's Kissables 300 (TNT) - 1.3

-The Shield (FX) - 1.1/3

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

Show	NET	9-14 (000s)
American Idol (2/14; 8-9:03p)	FOX	2624
American Idol (2/15; 8-9:02p)	FOX	2410
High School Musical (2/13; 8-9:50p)	DSNY	1882
Twitches (2/17; 8-9:40p)	DSNY	1303
Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2/17; 6:30p)	DSNY	1303
That’s So Raven (2/14; 7:30p)	DSNY	1285
Survivor: Panama Exile Isle (2/16; 8-9p)	CBS	1269
That’s So Raven (S)(2/14; 7p)	DSNY	1235
Twitches (2/18; 1-2:40p)	DSNY	1202
Fairly OddParents (2/19; 10a)	NICK	1193
Show	NET	12-17 (000s)
American Idol (2/14; 8-9:03p)	FOX	2344
American Idol (2/15; 8-9:02p)	FOX	2184
Grey’s Anatomy (2/19; 10:01-11p)	ABC	1407
High School Musical (2/13; 8-9:50p)	DSNY	1233
House (2/14; 9:03-10:03p)	FOX	1175
Lost (2/15; 9-10:03p)	ABC	1086
Desperate Housewives (2/19; 9-10:01p)	ABC	1083
Winter Olympics (2/13; 8-11:14p)	NBC	951
Survivor: Panama Exile Isle (2/16; 8-9p)	CBS	886
Winter Olympics (2/16; 8:30-11:41p)	NBC	863

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via ABC Medianet, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, The Hollywood Reporter, The Futon Critic, USA Today, and the Associated Press