Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending March 26, 2006

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 27th 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	8.3/12	5.5/13	13.714
20/20	ABC	5.7/10	2.5/7	8.15
48 HOURS	CBS	5.2/10	2.4/8	7.54
60 MINUTES	CBS	11.0/17	4.3/11	17.090
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	4.2/7	2.2/6	6.29
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	5.5/9	2.7/8	9.37
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	NBC	4.2/7	2.5/8	6.45
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL	UPN	3.6/6	2.5/7	5.21
AMERICAN IDOL-TUE	FOX	19.2/28	13.6/33	33.356
AMERICAN IDOL-WED	FOX	15.9/24	11.4/27	27.677
AMERICAN INVENTOR	ABC	8.0/12	5.1/13	13.041
BONES	FOX	7.0/11	4.1/11	11.14
BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	6.8/11	2.8/7	9.76
COLD CASE	CBS	9.4/14	4.0/9	14.638
CONVICTION	NBC	6.2/11	2.9/8	8.91
COPS	FOX	3.7/7	2.2/8	5.56
COURTING ALEX	CBS	4.3/7	1.7/4	6.28
CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	7.8/12	3.5/8	12.102
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	7.0/12	3.0/7	10.55
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	13.0/21	6.6/17	19.861
CSI: NY	CBS	9.1/15	4.4/12	13.930
CUTS	UPN	1.5/2	1.0/2	2.27
DATELINE-SAT	NBC	3.9/7	1.3/4	5.47
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	6.7/11	2.2/6	9.51
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	NBC	7.8/14	3.9/12	12.455
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	9.8/15	5.6/14	16.798
DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED	NBC	8.9/14	5.1/14	14.951
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	13.5/20	8.9/20	21.410
ER	NBC	9.0/15	5.6/15	13.527
EVE	UPN	1.6/2	1.0/3	2.33
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS	UPN	2.7/4	1.7/5	4.37
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.THU	ABC	7.0/11	3.6/10	10.70
FAMILY GUY	FOX	4.7/7	4.3/9	8.22
FREDDIE	ABC	5.0/8	3.2/8	7.70
FREE RIDE	FOX	2.9/4	2.6/6	4.81
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	4.9/8	2.8/8	7.24
HEIST	NBC	5.9/10	3.0/8	8.75
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	4.1/6	2.1/5	6.00
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	6.3/9	3.2/8	9.80
IN JUSTICE	ABC	4.4/7	2.0/6	6.72
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	3.0/5	2.5/7	5.13
LAW & ORDER	NBC	6.3/9	2.6/6	9.00
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	6.1/9	2.7/6	9.22
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	9.2/15	4.8/12	13.482
LIVING WITH FRAN	WB	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.38
LOST	ABC	9.7/14	6.6/15	16.056
LOVE, INC.	UPN	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.47
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	2.3/4	1.7/5	3.58
MIRACLE WORKERS	ABC	4.9/8	2.8/7	7.27
MODERN MEN	WB	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.37
MOST OUTRAGEOUS MOMENTS	NBC	3.5/5	1.7/5	5.31
MY NAME IS EARL	NBC	6.8/10	5.2/13	11.31
NANNY 911	FOX	3.9/7	2.1/7	5.57
NCAA BASKETBALL-FRI 1	CBS	6.2/11	3.2/11	9.34
NCAA BASKETBALL-FRI 2	CBS	6.5/13	3.9/13	9.79
NCAA BASKETBALL-SAT	CBS	6.9/13	3.6/13	10.38
NCAA BASKETBALL-SUN (7PM-7:31PM)	CBS	9.6/17	4.8/15	14.64
NCAA BASKETBALL-THU 1	CBS	7.6/12	3.8/12	11.568
NCAA BASKETBALL-THU 2	CBS	7.1/13	3.9/12	10.45
OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	9.7/14	5.1/12	15.131
OUT OF PRACTICE	CBS	4.8/8	2.0/6	6.94
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	7.0/12	4.5/12	10.86
PRISON BREAK	FOX	6.3/9	4.3/11	10.27
REBA	WB	2.6/4	1.5/4	4.06
RELATED-8P	WB	1.7/3	1.0/3	2.51
RELATED-9P	WB	1.8/3	1.2/3	2.60
SCRUBS	NBC	3.6/5	2.7/6	5.84
SONS & DAUGHTERS-9:00P	ABC	3.2/5	1.8/4	4.52
SONS & DAUGHTERS-9:30P	ABC	2.9/4	1.7/4	4.05
SUPERNANNY	ABC	6.9/10	4.4/10	10.92
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	3.5/6	2.6/8	5.49
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	6.0/10	3.9/10	9.40
THE APPRENTICE	NBC	6.6/10	4.1/9	10.21
THE EVIDENCE	ABC	6.2/10	3.4/9	9.10
THE KING OF QUEENS	CBS	7.1/11	3.5/9	10.75
THE LOOP	FOX	2.8/4	2.2/6	4.45
THE O.C.	FOX	3.6/6	2.5/6	5.36
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	5.6/9	5.0/13	10.09
THE UNIT	CBS	9.8/14	4.2/9	15.503
THE WAR AT HOME	FOX	4.4/7	3.9/9	7.85
THE WEST WING	NBC	5.1/8	2.2/5	7.93
TRADING SPOUSES	FOX	4.3/7	2.5/7	6.22
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	10.5/15	5.4/13	16.722
UNAN1MOUS	FOX	9.5/14	7.1/16	16.041
VERONICA MARS	UPN	1.7/3	1.1/3	2.34
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU	WB	1.6/3	1.0/3	2.29
WILL & GRACE	NBC	6.0/10	3.5/10	8.82
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	2.8/5	1.5/4	4.42

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
THE SOPRANOS	HBO	8.93
COW BELLES	DSNY	5.78
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	USA	5.46
HANNAH MONTANA	DSNY	5.44
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9P	USA	5.10
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL-FRI	DSNY	4.91
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL-SAT	DSNY	4.68
RON WHITE: YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID	COMC	4.49
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:30A	NICK	4.47
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10A	NICK	4.19
THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY-FRI 6:30P	DSNY	4.13
THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY-MON 6:30P	DSNY	4.12
THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY-THU 6:30P	DSNY	3.80
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9A	NICK	3.76
THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY-TUE 6:30P	DSNY	3.73
BIG LOVE	HBO	3.7
SOUTH PARK	COMC	3.49
THE SHIELD	FX	3.2
REAL WORLD/ROAD RULES	MTV	3.1
DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER	A&E	3.0
BLACK.WHITE.	FX	1.45
TV LAND AWARDS	TVL	1.4
TOP CHEF	BRVO	0.720
BLOW OUT	BRVO	0.521
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC	BRVO	0.430

-Viewership data not available for:

• Wildfire (ABC Family)
• The Real World (MTV)
• Nashville Star (USA)
• Doctor Who (Sci-Fi)
• The L Word (Showtime)

Cable 18-49:

full chart not available this week

-The Sopranos (HBO) - 4.1/9 adults 18-49 rating/share

-Ron White: You Can't Fix Stupid (Comedy Central) - 2.0/4

-South Park (Comedy Central) - 1.8 (2.3 million)

-The Shield (FX) - 1.5 (2.0 million)

-Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E) - 1.3 (1.7 million)

-Black.White. (FX) - 0.7 (921,000)

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

Show	NET	9-14 Rating		Show	NET	12-17 Rating
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	9.1		AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	8.5
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	8.2		AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	7.2
UNAN1MOUS	FOX	5.0		UNAN1MOUS	FOX	4.7
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.6		FAMILY GUY	FOX	4.3
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.5		DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	4.1
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.4		SIMPSONS	FOX	3.9
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.4		LOST	ABC	3.8
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.1		AMERICAN INVENTOR	ABC	3.6
NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	4.1		NICK CANNONS WILD & OUT	MTV	3.5
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	4.1		PRISON BREAK	FOX	3.2
NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	4.1		WAR AT HOME	FOX	3.2
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.0		GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	3.2
NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	4.0		REAL WORLD XVII	MTV	3.1
NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	4.0		DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	3.1
UNFABULOUS	NICK	3.9		24	FOX	3.0
AVATAR	NICK	3.9		WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	2.9
CONTRA VIENTO Y MAREA MON	UNI	3.8		WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	2.8
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.8		FAMILY GUY	ADSM	2.7
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	3.8		SUPERNANNY	ABC	2.7
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.7		SOUTH PARK	CMDY	2.7
SIMPSONS	FOX	3.6		CONTRA VIENTO Y MAREA MON	UNI	2.6
AMERICAN INVENTOR	ABC	3.6		SPONGEBOB	NICK	2.6
ZOEY 101	NICK	3.6		EXTREME MAKEOVER: H.E.	ABC	2.6
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	3.6		PRIMETIME	ABC	2.5
NED DECLASSIFIED	NICK	3.6		DEAL OR NO DEAL 3/22	NBC	2.5
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.6		RW/RR THE GAUNTLET II	MTV	2.5
DRAKE & JOSH	NICK	3.6		FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	2.5
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.5		AMERICA'S NXT TOP MODEL 6	UPN	2.4
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.5		BOONDOCKS, THE	ADSM	2.4
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.5		MTVS THE SHOP	MTV	2.4

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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