Dancing with the Stars once again danced its way to the most-watched telecast of the week, though American Idol took the top two spots with adults 18-49, followed by Glee. NCIS was the week's most-watched scripted program, followed by spin-off, NCIS: Los Angeles.
Weekly cable show ratings and overnight broadcast show ratings are also available.
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending May 2, 2010
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 6.9 | 9,029 | |
| 2 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 6.7 | 8,851 | |
| 3 | GLEE | FOX | 5.2 | 6,778 | |
| 4 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 4.4 | 5,808 | |
| 5 | HOUSE | FOX | 4.2 | 5,579 | |
| 6 | Modern Family | ABC | 4.2 | 5,561 | |
| 7 | SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS | CBS | 4.1 | 5,358 | |
| 8 | Grey'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 3.8 | 5,028 | |
| 9 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 3.8 | 4,945 | |
| 10 | OFFICE | NBC | 3.6 | 4,779 | |
| 11 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | R | CBS | 3.6 | 4,766 |
| 12 | Family Guy | FOX | 3.5 | 4,653 | |
| 13 | NCIS | CBS | 3.5 | 4,576 | |
| 14 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.2 | 4,238 | |
| 15 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 3.2 | 4,218 | |
| 16 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 3.1 | 4,067 |
| 17 | AMAZING RACE 16 | CBS | 3.0 | 3,956 | |
| 18 | CSI | CBS | 3.0 | 3,924 | |
| 19 | PRIVATE PRACTICE | ABC | 2.9 | 3,859 | |
| 20 | Law And Order:SVU | NBC | 2.9 | 3,826 | |
| 21 | BIGGEST LOSER 9 | NBC | 2.8 | 3,717 | |
| 22 | 24 | FOX | 2.8 | 3,675 | |
| 23 | COUGAR TOWN | ABC | 2.8 | 3,669 | |
| 24 | 30 Rock | NBC | 2.7 | 3,613 | |
| 25 | Simpsons | FOX | 2.7 | 3,572 |
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Overall viewing (all ages 2+) for the week ending May 2, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 20,404 | 13.2 | 21 | |
| 2 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 20,057 | 11.5 | 18 | |
| 3 | American Idol-TUESDAY | FOX | 19,417 | 11.0 | 17 | |
| 4 | NCIS | CBS | 16,288 | 10.1 | 16 | |
| 5 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 15,619 | 9.7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 14,843 | 9.4 | 16 | |
| 7 | CSI | CBS | 13,629 | 8.5 | 14 | |
| 8 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 13,496 | 8.6 | 16 | |
| 9 | SURVIVOR: HEROES-VILLAINS | CBS | 12,738 | 7.6 | 13 | |
| 10 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 12,390 | 8.2 | 13 | |
| 11 | GLEE | FOX | 12,177 | 7.2 | 11 | |
| 12 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 12,118 | 7.6 | 12 | |
| 13 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | 12,074 | 8.0 | 14 | |
| 14 | HOUSE | FOX | 10,855 | 6.7 | 11 | |
| 15 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 10,832 | 6.8 | 11 |
| 16 | Grey'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 10,465 | 7.0 | 11 | |
| 17 | Amazing Race 16 | CBS | 10,293 | 6.0 | 10 | |
| 18 | COLD CASE | CBS | 10,018 | 6.4 | 11 | |
| 19 | Modern Family | ABC | 10,008 | 6.0 | 10 | |
| 20 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 9,972 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 21 | COLD CASE 9PM SPECIAL(S) | S | CBS | 9,637 | 6.0 | 9 |
| 22 | Law And Order:SVU | NBC | 9,489 | 6.3 | 11 | |
| 23 | BONES | FOX | 9,278 | 5.9 | 10 | |
| 24 | 24 | FOX | 9,123 | 5.4 | 8 | |
| 25 | ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED | ABC | 9,058 | 6.1 | 10 |
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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)
