Nielsen Top Twenty Shows Among 18-49 year olds for the week ending February 22, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | ACADEMY AWARDS(S) | S | ABC | 12.1 | 15,949 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 9.6 | 12,647 | |
| 3 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 9.0 | 11,938 | |
| 4 | OSCAR'S RED CARPET 2009(S) | S | ABC | 7.2 | 9,540 |
| 5 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 5.9 | 7,832 | |
| 6 | HOUSE | FOX | 5.2 | 6,862 | |
| 7 | LOST | ABC | 5.2 | 6,803 | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS | CBS | 4.5 | 5,957 | |
| 9 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 4.4 | 5,850 | |
| 10 | CSI | CBS | 4.4 | 5,832 | |
| 11 | Private Practice | ABC | 4.4 | 5,759 | |
| 12 | Lie To Me | FOX | 4.1 | 5,452 | |
| 13 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | R | CBS | 4.0 | 5,283 |
| 14 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 3.7 | 4,926 | |
| 15 | NCIS | CBS | 3.7 | 4,925 | |
| 16 | FOX NASCAR SPRINT CUP | P | FOX | 3.7 | 4,819 |
| 17 | Biggest Loser 7 | NBC | 3.6 | 4,746 | |
| 18 | 24 | FOX | 3.6 | 4,722 | |
| 19 | HEROES | NBC | 3.6 | 4,720 | |
| 20 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.5 | 4,679 |
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
All numbers are Live + SD (live, plus same day DVR viewing)
Wow, ‘Lost’ almost beat ‘House’. Still, it is the #3 scripted series of the week.
I was not expecting The Bahchelor beating CSI.