CBS on top, but 'Idol' still reigns

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

3. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC

4. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC

5. "The Mentalist," CBS

6. "NCIS," CBS

7. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS

9. "Desperate Housewives," ABC

10. "CSI: Miami," CBS

11. "Without a Trace," CBS

12. "Criminal Minds," CBS

13. "Two and a Half Men," CBS

15. "CSI: NY" (Special), CBS

16. "House," Fox

17. "CSI: NY," CBS

18. "Survivor: Tocantins," CBS

19. "Biggest Loser 7," NBC