'American Idol' wins Nielsen's top 2 spots
Photo credit: AP | "American Idol" judges, from left, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj attend the Fox Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (Jan. 16, 2013)
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Wednesday's "American Idol" was the most-watched program for the week ending Jan. 27, according to Nielsen. Here are the week's ten most-watched programs, ranked by millions of viewers.
1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 16.07 million.
2. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 15.65
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3. "NCIS," CBS, 12.86.
4. Pro Football: Pro Bowl, NBC, 12.16
5. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 11.93
6. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 11.84
7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.65
8. "2 Broke Girls," CBS, 11.56
9. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 11.49
10. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 11.46
