CBS kept up its winning ways, remaining the most-watched network for the 11th straight week, and Fox again could lay claim to the top duo of shows: the Wednesday and Tuesday editions of "American Idol."
The third-ranking show: ABC's Monday airing of "Dancing With the Stars."
And fourth was ABC's season finale of "Grey's Anatomy," which edged out CBS rivals in its Thursday time slot: the season finales of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (ranking seventh) and "CSI: NY" (in 15th place).
"Farrah's Story," documenting Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer, drew 9 million viewers. But many viewers opted for CBS' escapist crime dramas: "Flashpoint" attracted 8.5 million viewers, and, airing against the documentary's second hour, "Numb3rs" won with 9.7 million viewers.
For the week, network averages were: CBS, 11.2 million prime-time viewers (6.9 household rating, 12 share); ABC, 9.4 million (6.0, 10); Fox, 9.0 million (5.3, 9); NBC, 6.4 million (4.2, 7); the CW 2.1 million (1.4, 2), My Network TV, 1.3 million (0.8, 1); and ION Television, 570,000 (0.4, 1). In the evening news raec: NBC's "Nightly News," 7.7 million viewers (5.1, 11); ABC's "World News," 7.1 million (4.9, 11); and "CBS Evening News," had 5.6 million (3.9, 8).
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox
2. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox
3. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC
4. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC
5. "The Mentalist," CBS
6. "NCIS," CBS
7. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS
8. "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC
9. "Desperate Housewives," ABC
10. "CSI: Miami," CBS
11. "Without a Trace," CBS
12. "Criminal Minds," CBS
13. "Two and a Half Men," CBS
14. "Survivor: Tocantins Finale," CBS
15. "CSI: NY" (Special), CBS
16. "House," Fox
17. "CSI: NY," CBS
18. "Survivor: Tocantins," CBS
19. "Biggest Loser 7," NBC
20. "Survivor: Tocantins Reunion," CBS