The Nielsens: 'Dancing' on top of 'Idol'

May 4, 2010

'Dancing With the Stars" again edged out "American Idol" as the most-watched TV program 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. DANCING WITH THE STARS, ABC, 20.4 million

2. AMERICAN IDOL - WEDNESDAY, Fox, 20.0

3. AMERICAN IDOL - TUESDAY, Fox, 19.4

4. NCIS, CBS, 16.2

5. NCIS: LOS ANGELES, CBS, 15.6

6. THE MENTALIST, CBS, 14.8

7. CSI, CBS, 13.6.

8. 60 MINUTES, CBS, 13.4.

9. SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS, CBS, 12.7

10. DANCING WITH THE STARS RESULTS, ABC, 12.3