Nielsen Top Twenty Shows among adults 18-49 for the week ending April 12, 2009:
| Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) | |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 8.1 | 10,754 | |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 8.0 | 10,599 | |
| 3 | CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS(S) | S | CBS | 6.3 | 8,316 |
| 4 | HOUSE | FOX | 5.1 | 6,668 | |
| 5 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 4.6 | 6,054 | |
| 6 | FRINGE | FOX | 4.0 | 5,237 | |
| 7 | OFFICE | NBC | 3.9 | 5,190 | |
| 8 | PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP(S) | S | CBS | 3.9 | 5,186 |
| 9 | LOST | ABC | 3.8 | 5,046 | |
| 10 | CSI | CBS | 3.8 | 4,972 | |
| 11 | 24 | FOX | 3.8 | 4,952 | |
| 12 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 3.6 | 4,810 | |
| 13 | NCIS | CBS | 3.6 | 4,779 | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: TOCANTINS | CBS | 3.5 | 4,554 | |
| 15 | OFFICE 4/9(S) | S | NBC | 3.4 | 4,473 |
| 16 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 3.3 | 4,415 | |
| 17 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | 3.3 | 4,372 | |
| 18 | Law And Order:SVU | NBC | 3.3 | 4,346 | |
| 19 | CSI: NY | CBS | 3.3 | 4,338 | |
| 20 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.3 | 4,295 |
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
All numbers are Live + SD (live, plus same day DVR viewing)
Robert, out of curiosity, is there any chance we will ever see a top 20 18-34 list, or are the numbers not available/demand isn’t there/ratings arn’t significant enough?
Which also brings up, how important is that younger side of 18-49 demo? I’m assuming that a network would prefer it’s 18-49 to lean younger, but would that skew ever help shows on the fence? Is 18-34 going to ever become to 18-49, what 18-49 became to total viewership?
Wow, Fringe really does have a loyal audience. It even beat Lost in the demo.
and The Mentalist, too.
SURVIVOR and ABC ROCKS!
Wow, great comeback of Fringe.