Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for February 20 - February 26

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for February 20 - February 26. 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.

The apparent ratings collapse of American Idol seems to be continuing. This week AI was beat by the Academy Awards and regular series NCIS and The Big Bang Theory and The Voice.

Rank	Show name	Network	Viewers in millions	Season-to-date average (in millions)
1.	Academy Awards	ABC	39.3	--
2.	Oscar's Red Carpet Live	ABC	24.1	--
3.	NCIS	CBS	19.3	19.9
4.	Oscar's Red Carpet Live	ABC	16.6	--
5.	The Big Bang Theory	CBS	16.2	16.3
6.	American Idol	Fox	16.1	20.5
7.	The Voice	NBC	16.0	20.7
8.	American Idol	Fox	15.6	18.7
9.	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	15.5	16.8
10.	Person of Interest	CBS	14.6	13.9
11.	The Mentalist	CBS	13.4	14.5
12.	Two and a Half Men	CBS	13.3	16.5
13.	Criminal Minds	CBS	12.8	13.8
14.	Oscar's Red Carpet Live	ABC	12.6	--
15.	CSI	CBS	11.9	12.8
16.	Modern Family	ABC	11.5	14.0
17.	2 Broke Girls	CBS	11.4	12.5
18.	Blue Bloods	CBS	11.3	12.1
*	Mike & Molly	CBS	11.3	12.5
20.	Unforgettable	CBS	10.7	12.7