American Idol was the highest rated program among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Modern Family was the highest rated scripted program.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending January 27, 2013:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY-01/23 | FOX | 5.5 | 6956 | |
| 2 | American Idol-THURSDAY-01/24 | FOX | 5.2 | 6521 | |
| 3 | Modern Family-01/23 | ABC | 4.2 | 5306 | |
| 4 | NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL-01/27 | S | NBC | 4.0 | 5062 |
| 5 | 2 Broke Girls-01/21 | CBS | 3.7 | 4730 | |
| 6 | How I Met Your Mother-01/21 | CBS | 3.7 | 4700 | |
| 7 | MIKE & Molly-01/21 | CBS | 3.3 | 4239 | |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE SP-01/21 | SR | CBS | 3.2 | 4017 |
| 9 | FOLLOWING, THE-01/21 | P | FOX | 3.2 | 4004 |
| 10 | Big Bang Theory, THE-01/24 | R | CBS | 3.2 | 3988 |
| 11 | Criminal Minds-01/23 | CBS | 3.1 | 3873 | |
| 12 | Grey'S ANATOMY-01/24 | ABC | 3.0 | 3832 | |
| 13 | Family Guy-01/27 | FOX | 2.9 | 3630 | |
| 14 | NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL-PRE-01/27 | S | NBC | 2.7 | 3382 |
| 15 | GLEE-01/24 | FOX | 2.6 | 3351 | |
| 16 | CSI-01/23 | CBS | 2.6 | 3342 | |
| 17 | BACHELOR, THE-01/21 | ABC | 2.5 | 3170 | |
| 18 | NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL POST-01/27 | S | NBC | 2.5 | 3168 |
| 19 | MIDDLE, THE-01/23 | ABC | 2.5 | 3146 | |
| 20 | Biggest Loser 14-01/21 | NBC | 2.4 | 3065 | |
| 21 | Simpsons-01/27 | FOX | 2.3 | 2973 | |
| 22 | BONES-01/21 | FOX | 2.3 | 2962 | |
| 23 | Hawaii Five-0-01/21 | CBS | 2.3 | 2847 | |
| 24 | Two and a Half Men-01/24 | R | CBS | 2.2 | 2835 |
| 25 | Suburgatory-01/23 | ABC | 2.2 | 2833 |
Primetime Broadcast Total Viewership for the week:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (Live+SD) (000) |
| 1 | American Idol-WEDNESDAY-01/23 | FOX | 16073 | |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY-01/24 | FOX | 15647 | |
| 3 | NCIS-01/22 | R | CBS | 12858 |
| 4 | NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL-01/27 | S | NBC | 12156 |
| 5 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES-01/22 | R | CBS | 11928 |
| 6 | Criminal Minds-01/23 | CBS | 11836 | |
| 7 | 60 Minutes-01/27 | CBS | 11646 | |
| 8 | 2 Broke Girls-01/21 | CBS | 11562 | |
| 9 | Big Bang Theory, THE-01/24 | R | CBS | 11490 |
| 10 | CSI-01/23 | CBS | 11463 | |
| 11 | MIKE & Molly-01/21 | CBS | 10892 | |
| 12 | Modern Family-01/23 | ABC | 10834 | |
| 13 | Big Bang Theory, THE SP-01/21 | SR | CBS | 10503 |
| 14 | Mentalist, THE-01/27 | CBS | 10496 | |
| 15 | FOLLOWING, THE-01/21 | P | FOX | 10420 |
| 16 | How I Met Your Mother-01/21 | CBS | 10072 | |
| 17 | Person Of Interest-01/24 | R | CBS | 10013 |
| 18 | Hawaii Five-0-01/21 | CBS | 9848 | |
| 19 | Good Wife, THE-01/27 | CBS | 9350 | |
| 20 | NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL-PRE-01/27 | S | NBC | 9253 |
| 21 | Grey'S ANATOMY-01/24 | ABC | 9015 | |
| 22 | CASTLE-01/21 | ABC | 8821 | |
| 23 | MIDDLE, THE-01/23 | ABC | 8547 | |
| 24 | BONES-01/21 | FOX | 8531 | |
| 25 | Two and a Half Men-01/24 | R | CBS | 8516 |
-
Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2013 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
YES! 1 & 2!!! American Idol STILL has the power after 12 SEASONS! Never have seen a show to be this dominate after 12 seasons! Go AI!
GLEE the 15th biggest show! Wow. YES the show has jumped the shark…but DAMN- still great with the 18-49 crowd
I think we can say for sure that after three seasons, the audience has found the quirky The Middle and I say, it’s about time. Hate Patricia Heaton’s politics, love this show.
u are all morons i dont think any1 knows the actual ratins ive gotten about a millon websites all saying diffrent things.
@joe
You sure aren’t making a case for yourself if you can barely even spell.
@pavelsauce, good one-lol
That interview with Hillary and Obama on 60 Minutes by that hack, Steve Croft, didn’t result in impressive ratings. Are the American people finally seeing through the MSM bias?
Hey Joe, maybe you got it all wrong since you obviously can’t write, which means you probably can’t read. “u”, that’s not a word. There’s no period after morons. “i” should be capitalized. “any1″ is not a word. “ratins”???? What the hell is a ratin? The i is not capitalized and you did not use an apostrophe in ‘ive”, it should look like this “I’ve”. “gotten” is not a word. What’s a millon?? “diffrent is mis-spelled. YOU FAIL! YOU GET AN F! Moron…