Of course both American Idol telecasts again topped both the adults 18-49 and total viewer rankings. Glee was the week's number one scripted show with adults 18-49 (FYI, Modern Family was a repeat ) and The Mentalist was the top scripted show with total viewers (NCIS was a repeat).
NBC continued its struggles placing only two shows on the 18-49 list Biggest Loser & Celebrity Apprentice and only Harry's Law in the total viewers ranking.
In a week with a bunch of repeats the season (and likely series) finale of The Defenders was the 25th most-watched broadcast network show of the week.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending March 13, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 8.1 | 10591 | |
| 2 | American Idol-THURSDAY | FOX | 6.7 | 8774 | |
| 3 | GLEE | FOX | 4.6 | 6085 | |
| 4 | HOUSE | FOX | 3.8 | 5046 | |
| 5 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 3.8 | 4979 | |
| 6 | BONES | FOX | 3.2 | 4259 | |
| 7 | SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLD | CBS | 3.2 | 4147 | |
| 8 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 3.1 | 4063 | |
| 9 | CSI | CBS | 3.0 | 3987 | |
| 10 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 3.0 | 3890 | |
| 11 | BIGGEST LOSER 11 | NBC | 2.9 | 3860 | |
| 12 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 2.9 | 3794 |
| 13 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 2.9 | 3771 | |
| 14 | Apprentice 11 | NBC | 2.8 | 3672 | |
| 15 | SECRET MILLIONAIRE | ABC | 2.8 | 3665 | |
| 16 | Rules of Engagement | CBS | 2.8 | 3647 | |
| 17 | AMAZING RACE 18 | CBS | 2.7 | 3580 | |
| 18 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 2.7 | 3531 | |
| 19 | RAISING HOPE | FOX | 2.7 | 3500 | |
| 20 | MIKE & Molly | R | CBS | 2.6 | 3428 |
| 21 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | R | CBS | 2.6 | 3357 |
| 22 | Simpsons | FOX | 2.5 | 3267 | |
| 23 | FAMILY GUY | R | FOX | 2.5 | 3244 |
| 24 | Mad Love | CBS | 2.4 | 3162 | |
| 25 | CLEVELAND | FOX | 2.4 | 3158 |
Primetime Broadcast Network Total viewing (all ages) for the week ending March 13, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 24399 | 13.5 | 22 | |
| 2 | American Idol-THURSDAY | FOX | 22053 | 12.6 | 20 | |
| 3 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 14277 | 8.9 | 16 | |
| 4 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | R | CBS | 13453 | 8.3 | 14 |
| 5 | CSI | CBS | 13386 | 8.4 | 14 | |
| 6 | NCIS | R | CBS | 13352 | 8.3 | 14 |
| 7 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 12061 | 7.3 | 12 | |
| 8 | GLEE | FOX | 11915 | 7.0 | 11 | |
| 9 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 11851 | 7.0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 11783 | 6.7 | 11 | |
| 11 | BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 11604 | 7.1 | 13 | |
| 12 | Secret Millionaire | ABC | 11434 | 6.7 | 11 | |
| 13 | HOUSE | FOX | 11084 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLD | CBS | 10960 | 6.3 | 10 | |
| 15 | CSI: NY | CBS | 10598 | 6.5 | 11 | |
| 16 | BONES | FOX | 10488 | 6.5 | 11 | |
| 17 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 10459 | 6.7 | 12 | |
| 18 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 10179 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 19 | BACHELOR, THE | ABC | 10023 | 6.6 | 10 | |
| 20 | HARRY'S LAW | NBC | 9588 | 6.1 | 11 | |
| 21 | AMAZING RACE 18 | CBS | 9440 | 5.3 | 9 | |
| 22 | Rules of Engagement | CBS | 9398 | 5.7 | 9 | |
| 23 | MIKE & Molly | R | CBS | 9228 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 24 | Criminal Minds: SUSPECT | CBS | 9118 | 5.8 | 10 | |
| 25 | Defenders, THE | CBS | 8381 | 5.2 | 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.
