Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for February 18 - February 24

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for Nielsen Rating's Top 20 for for February 18 - February 24. 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.

Once again NBC has no shows in the Top 20, while ABC and CBS dominate the Top 20. The Academy Awards had 40.4 million viewers, almost double the number who watched the top-rated scripted show, NCIS. American Idol continues its ratings slide, coming in at #7 on Wednesday, #9 on Thursday.

Rank	Show name	Network	Viewers in millions	Season-to-date average (in millions)
1.	Academy Awards	ABC	40.4	--
2.	Oscars Red Carpet (8:00)	ABC	25.5	--
3.	NCIS	CBS	21.1	22.2
4.	Big Bang Theory	CBS	17.6	19.0
5.	Oscars Red Carpet (7:30)	ABC	16.5	--
6.	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	16.3	18.2
7.	American Idol (Wed.)	Fox	14.4	16.8
8.	Person of Interest	CBS	14.2	16.1
9.	American Idol (Thu.)	Fox	13.7	16.0
10.	Two and a Half Men	CBS	13.4	14.1
11.	Oscars Red Carpet Live (7:00)	ABC	12.4	--
12.	Blue Bloods	CBS	11.2	13.2
*	Elementary	CBS	11.2	13.1
14.	Criminal Minds	CBS	10.7	13.4
15.	CSI	CBS	10.6	12.0
*	Modern Family	ABC	10.6	13.3
17.	Mike & Molly	CBS	10.3	11.1
18.	2 Broke Girls	CBS	10.2	11.6
19.	Castle	ABC	9.9	11.6
20.	CSI: NY	CBS	9.5	11.0
*	Vegas	CBS	9.5	12.8