I enjoyed the Olympics, but am kind of glad they are over from the perspective of top 25 lists like the ones below.
As with the last two weeks, even with the Olympics, NBC still couldn't manage to take the top spot with adults 18-49 where American Idol still was perched at the top. In overall viewing the Friday night primetime coverage was tops for the week, though that was dwarfed by the USA vs. Canada gold medal men's hockey game on Sunday, but that wasn't in primetime.
Below are the top 25 tables for both adults 18-49 and overall viewing in primetime for the week ending February 28..
Weekly cable show ratings and overnight broadcast show ratings are also available.
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending February 28, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 9.0 | 11,873 | |
| 2 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 8.7 | 11,425 | |
| 3 | WNTR OLYM FRI PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 6.5 | 8,556 |
| 4 | American Idol THU SP-2/25(S) | S | FOX | 6.5 | 8,498 |
| 5 | WNTR OLYM THU PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 6.1 | 8,089 |
| 6 | WNTR OLYM CLOSE CEREM(S) | S | NBC | 5.5 | 7,298 |
| 7 | WNTR OLYM TUE PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 5.5 | 7,200 |
| 8 | WNTR OLYM WED PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 5.5 | 7,175 |
| 9 | WNTR OLYM MON PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 5.4 | 7,043 |
| 10 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 5.1 | 6,673 | |
| 11 | MARRIAGE REF | P | NBC | 4.9 | 6,384 |
| 12 | VANCOUVER GOLD(S) | S | NBC | 4.8 | 6,353 |
| 13 | WNTR OLYM SAT PRIME 3(S) | S | NBC | 4.8 | 6,266 |
| 14 | LOST | ABC | 4.6 | 6,014 | |
| 15 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 3.9 | 5,130 | |
| 16 | SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS | CBS | 3.7 | 4,873 | |
| 17 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 3.7 | 4,843 | |
| 18 | KITCHEN NIGHTMRS-2/25 9P(S) | S | FOX | 3.4 | 4,461 |
| 19 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | R | CBS | 3.3 | 4,342 |
| 20 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 3.3 | 4,337 |
| 21 | AMAZING RACE 16 | CBS | 3.2 | 4,200 | |
| 22 | 24 | FOX | 2.8 | 3,706 | |
| 23 | FAMILY GUY | R | FOX | 2.8 | 3,674 |
| 24 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 2.5 | 3,346 | |
| 25 | COLD CASE | CBS | 2.4 | 3,118 |
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Overall viewing (all ages 2+) for the week ending February 28, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | WNTR OLYM FRI PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 24,522 | 13.9 | 24 |
| 2 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | 24,213 | 13.4 | 20 | |
| 3 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 22,959 | 12.8 | 20 | |
| 4 | WNTR OLYM THU PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 22,920 | 13.6 | 23 |
| 5 | WNTR OLYM CLOSE CEREM(S) | S | NBC | 21,403 | 12.1 | 19 |
| 6 | WNTR OLYM TUE PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 21,279 | 12.6 | 20 |
| 7 | WNTR OLYM MON PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 20,926 | 12.5 | 20 |
| 8 | WNTR OLYM SAT PRIME 3(S) | S | NBC | 20,630 | 11.7 | 21 |
| 9 | WNTR OLYM WED PRIME 2(S) | S | NBC | 19,808 | 11.9 | 19 |
| 10 | AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/25(S) | S | FOX | 18,033 | 10.3 | 16 |
| 11 | VANCOUVER GOLD(S) | S | NBC | 17,994 | 10.2 | 17 |
| 12 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 15,154 | 8.7 | 13 | |
| 13 | MARRIAGE REF | P | NBC | 14,448 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS | CBS | 11,599 | 6.7 | 10 | |
| 15 | NCIS | R | CBS | 11,586 | 7.3 | 11 |
| 16 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 11,266 | 7.1 | 11 | |
| 17 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 10,894 | 6.8 | 10 | |
| 18 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 10,811 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 19 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 10,287 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 20 | Amazing Race 16 | CBS | 10,213 | 5.7 | 9 | |
| 21 | LOST | ABC | 9,947 | 5.8 | 9 | |
| 22 | COLD CASE | CBS | 9,831 | 6.1 | 10 | |
| 23 | Mentalist, THE 9PM-SPCL(S) | SR | CBS | 9,654 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 24 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 9,158 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 25 | 24 | FOX | 8,834 | 5.2 | 8 |
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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)
