To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Super Bowl XLIV was the week's most watched program with both adults 18-49 and overall viewers. Of course, with 106.48 million average viewers, it is, according to Nielsen, the most-viewed program of all time. Post game coverage and Undercover Boss which followed The Game rounded out the top three, pushing American Idol to fourth (and fifth) for the week.
For the numbers below it's not just the primetime viewing, but the viewing for the entire duration of the program. For Super Bowl XLIV that was from 6:31p-9:50p. The post game coverage ran from 9:50p-10:13p, and Undercover Boss ran from 10:13p-11:13p.
Below are the top 25 tables for both adults 18-49 and overall viewing.
Weekly cable show ratings and overnight broadcast show ratings are also available.
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending February 7, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | SUPER BOWL XLIV(S) | S | CBS | 38.6 | 50,820 |
| 2 | Super Bowl XLIV POST GAME(S) | S | CBS | 29.1 | 38,353 |
| 3 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | P | CBS | 16.2 | 21,318 |
| 4 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | 9.0 | 11,808 | |
| 5 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 7.8 | 10,199 | |
| 6 | LOST | P | ABC | 5.5 | 7,301 |
| 7 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 5.4 | 7,165 | |
| 8 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 5.1 | 6,679 | |
| 9 | HOUSE | FOX | 4.8 | 6,353 | |
| 10 | Grey'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 4.5 | 5,906 | |
| 11 | NCIS | CBS | 4.3 | 5,644 | |
| 12 | LOST-8PM | ABC | 4.1 | 5,445 | |
| 13 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 4.1 | 5,442 | |
| 14 | Modern Family | ABC | 3.9 | 5,184 | |
| 15 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 3.8 | 5,052 | |
| 16 | OFFICE | NBC | 3.8 | 5,032 | |
| 17 | KITCHEN NGHTMR SP-2/2 9P(S) | S | FOX | 3.8 | 5,011 |
| 18 | Biggest Loser 9 | NBC | 3.7 | 4,896 | |
| 19 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 3.7 | 4,835 | |
| 20 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 3.7 | 4,809 | |
| 21 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.6 | 4,732 | |
| 22 | CSI: NY | CBS | 3.4 | 4,508 | |
| 23 | PRIVATE PRACTICE | ABC | 3.3 | 4,402 | |
| 24 | BONES | FOX | 3.3 | 4,379 | |
| 25 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 3.3 | 4,295 |
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Overall viewing (all ages 2+) for the week ending February 7, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | Super Bowl XLIV(S) | S | CBS | 106476 | 45.0 | 68 |
| 2 | Super Bowl XLIV POST GAME(S) | S | CBS | 75474 | 33.0 | 51 |
| 3 | Undercover Boss | P | CBS | 38654 | 19.1 | 32 |
| 4 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | 24705 | 13.4 | 20 | |
| 5 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 20999 | 11.9 | 19 | |
| 6 | NCIS | CBS | 19234 | 11.5 | 17 | |
| 7 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 16506 | 9.9 | 15 | |
| 8 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 16422 | 10.0 | 15 | |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 15506 | 9.1 | 14 | |
| 10 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 14745 | 9.1 | 14 | |
| 11 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 14682 | 9.3 | 16 | |
| 12 | CSI | CBS | 14491 | 8.8 | 14 | |
| 13 | CSI: NY | CBS | 14158 | 8.8 | 16 | |
| 14 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 13440 | 8.5 | 15 | |
| 15 | HOUSE | FOX | 13378 | 7.8 | 12 | |
| 16 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | 12808 | 8.4 | 14 | |
| 17 | Grey'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 12549 | 8.1 | 13 | |
| 18 | BONES | FOX | 12372 | 7.4 | 12 | |
| 19 | LOST | P | ABC | 12090 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 20 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 11734 | 7.4 | 11 | |
| 21 | SUPER BOWL GREAT COMMRCLS(S) | S | CBS | 10990 | 6.8 | 11 |
| 22 | LOST-8PM | ABC | 9965 | 5.8 | 9 | |
| 23 | 24 | FOX | 9957 | 5.9 | 9 | |
| 24 | Biggest Loser 9 | NBC | 9481 | 5.8 | 9 | |
| 25 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 9281 | 5.8 | 9 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
