Olympics deliver ratings gold for NBC
The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver was the most-watched show on TV last week. Here are the top 10 prime-time network programs for the week ending Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research. Programs are ranked by millions of viewers.
1. WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY NBC. 32.641.
2. AMERICAN IDOL - TUESDAY Fox. 27.892.
3. WINTER OLYMPICS - SUNDAYNBC. 26.372.
4. WINTER OLYMPICS - SATURDAYNBC. 26.189.
5. AMERICAN IDOL - WEDNESDAY Fox.
25.172.
6. NCIS CBS. 19.748.
7. NCIS: LOS ANGELESCBS. 17.906.
8. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS. 17.661.
9. THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS. 16.260.
10. THE MENTALIST CBS. 15.861.
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