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Of course the Super Bowl (and the post game coverage) led all telecasts for the week in primetime - it was the most-watched telecast in U.S. TV history!
With the big Super Bowl lead-in Glee was easily the top scripted show of the week with adults 18-49 and total viewers of the week. And while Glee's 11.1 rating with adults 18-49 easily dwarfed NCIS's 4.6, Glee needed a huge lead-in to score its 26.8 million viewers. All the more impressive that NCIS scored nearly 23 million viewers without any lead-in.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending February 7, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | FOX Super Bowl XLV(S) | S | FOX | 39.9 | 52,481 |
| 2 | FOX Super Bowl POST GAME(S) | S | FOX | 25.5 | 33,518 |
| 3 | GLEE SP-2/6(S) | S | FOX | 11.1 | 14,628 |
| 4 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 9.0 | 11,774 | |
| 5 | AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY | FOX | 7.5 | 9,841 | |
| 6 | NCIS | CBS | 4.6 | 6,082 | |
| 7 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 4.3 | 5,681 | |
| 8 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 4.3 | 5,614 | |
| 9 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.8 | 4,936 | |
| 10 | OFFICE | NBC | 3.7 | 4,809 | |
| 11 | Modern Family | R | ABC | 3.5 | 4,622 |
| 12 | BONES | FOX | 3.3 | 4,347 | |
| 13 | Biggest Loser 11 | NBC | 3.3 | 4,299 | |
| 14 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 3.2 | 4,234 | |
| 15 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | R | CBS | 3.2 | 4,143 |
| 16 | CSI | CBS | 3.0 | 3,948 | |
| 17 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 2.9 | 3,858 | |
| 18 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 2.9 | 3,753 | |
| 19 | $#*! MY DAD SAYS | CBS | 2.8 | 3,706 | |
| 20 | Cougar Town | ABC | 2.7 | 3,519 | |
| 21 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | R | CBS | 2.6 | 3,379 |
| 22 | Human Target | FOX | 2.6 | 3,373 | |
| 23 | PRIVATE PRACTICE | ABC | 2.5 | 3,319 | |
| 24 | WIPEOUT-THURS | ABC | 2.5 | 3,306 | |
| 25 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | R | CBS | 2.5 | 3,247 |
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Primetime Broadcast Network Total viewing (all ages) for the week ending February 7, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | FOX SUPER BOWL XLV(S) | S | FOX | 111,010 | 46.0 | 69 |
| 2 | FOX SUPER BOWL POST GAME(S) | S | FOX | 66,031 | 28.4 | 46 |
| 3 | GLEE SP-2/6(S) | S | FOX | 26,796 | 13.6 | 25 |
| 4 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 25,141 | 13.4 | 21 | |
| 5 | NCIS | CBS | 22,845 | 13.2 | 20 | |
| 6 | American Idol-THURSDAY | FOX | 21,894 | 11.9 | 19 | |
| 7 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 17,702 | 10.4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 15,176 | 9.2 | 16 | |
| 9 | CSI | CBS | 13,976 | 8.4 | 13 | |
| 10 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 13,833 | 8.0 | 13 | |
| 11 | GOOD WIFE, THE | CBS | 12,136 | 7.7 | 13 | |
| 12 | Blue Bloods | CBS | 11,312 | 7.1 | 12 | |
| 13 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | R | CBS | 11,207 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 14 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 11,182 | 7.0 | 11 | |
| 15 | HARRY'S LAW | NBC | 11,016 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 16 | $#*! My Dad Says | CBS | 10,451 | 6.2 | 10 | |
| 17 | BONES | FOX | 10,197 | 5.9 | 9 | |
| 18 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 9,660 | 6.3 | 10 | |
| 19 | CRIMINAL MINDS | R | CBS | 9,657 | 6.0 | 10 |
| 20 | SUPER BOWL GREAT COMMRCLS(S) | S | CBS | 9,555 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 21 | CSI: NY | CBS | 9,317 | 5.6 | 10 | |
| 22 | Human Target | FOX | 9,221 | 5.2 | 8 | |
| 23 | MODERN FAMILY | R | ABC | 9,203 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 24 | Biggest Loser 11 | NBC | 9,202 | 5.4 | 8 | |
| 25 | MIKE & Molly | R | CBS | 9,056 | 5.7 | 9 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
