Nielsen Rating's Top 20 for March 1 - 7

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for March 1 - 7. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

Rank	Season-averange rank	Show name	Network	Viewers in millions	Season-to-date average
1.	-	Academy Awards	ABC	41.7	special event
2.	-	Oscar's Red Carpet	ABC	25.3	special event
3.	2	American Idol (Wed.)	Fox	23.6	25.4
4.	1	American Idol (Tues.)	Fox	23.5	27.0
5.	3	NCIS	CBS	19.6	20.0
6.	-	American Idol (Thurs.)	Fox	19.4	special event
7.	12	Two and a Half Men	CBS	16.9	14.8
8.	16	The Big Bang Theory	CBS	15.7	14.3
9.	10	CSI	CBS	15.6	15.9
10.	28	The Bachelor	ABC	15.2	12.1
11.	-	Barbara Walters	ABC	15.0	special event
12.	7	The Mentalist	CBS	14.9	16.8
13.	8	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	14.8	16.3
14.	-	Bachelor: After Final	ABC	13.9	special event
15.	22	The Good Wife	CBS	13.3	13.2
16.	14	Criminal Minds	CBS	13.0	14.5
17.	18	Survivor: Heroes and Villians	CBS	12.7	13.6
18.	20	CSI: NY	CBS	12.3	13.5
19.	22	CSI: Miami	CBS	12.1	13.2
20.	16	Grey's Anatomy	ABC	11.8	14.2