Nielsens: And the winner is . . . Oscar
Hosts James Franco, left, and Anne Hathaway during the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Credit: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
The viewership for this year's Academy Awards may have declined from 2010, but it was still the most-watched program for the week ending Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research. Here are the top 10 prime-time network programs, ranked by millions of viewers.
1. ACADEMY AWARDS, ABC, 37.9 million
2. OSCAR'S RED CARPET LIVE (8 P.M.), ABC, 26.6
3. AMERICAN IDOL - WEDNESDAY, Fox, 22.7
4. AMERICAN IDOL - THURSDAY, Fox, 21.7
5. NCIS, CBS, 21.3
6. NCIS: LOS ANGELES, CBS, 18.6
7. OSCAR'S RED CARPET LIVE (7:30 P.M.), ABC, 16.0
8. THE MENTALIST, CBS, 14.7
9. CRIMINAL MINDS, CBS, 13.1
10. CSI, CBS, 12.4
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