Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for April 1 - April 7

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for Nielsen Rating's Top 20 for for April 1 - April 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.

The decline of American Idol appears to be accelerating, judging from this week's Nielsen Ratings. For the first time since becoming America's #1 TV Show, American Idol, this week, is not in the Top Ten, with the Wednesday performance show tied with ABC's Castle for #11 and the American Idol Results Show at #13. Big Bang Theory is this week's #1. With NBC's singing competition show, The Voice, coming in at #7 and 10. ABC's Dancing with the Stars is also in the Top 10, with the Results Show at # 6 and the Performance Show tied with The Voice at #7.

Rank	Show name	Network	Viewers in millions	Season-to-date average (in millions)
1.	Big Bang Theory	CBS	17.2	19.1
2.	Syracuse/Michigan	CBS	17.1	--
3.	ACM Awards	CBS	15.5	--
4.	Person of Interest	CBS	14.6	16.3
5.	NCAA: Pre/Post-Game	CBS	14.3	--
6.	Dancing With the Stars Results	ABC	14.0	14.1
7.	The Voice (Tue.)	NBC	13.9	15.0
*	Dancing With the Stars	ABC	13.9	13.2
9.	Two and a Half Men	CBS	13.7	14.1
10.	The Voice (Mon.)	NBC	13.3	14.1
11.	Castle	ABC	11.8	15.7
*	American Idol (Wed.)	Fox	11.8	12.0
13.	American Idol (Thu.)	Fox	11.7	15.1
14.	NCIS	CBS	11.2	21.5
15.	Blue Bloods	CBS	11.0	13.1
16.	Modern Family	ABC	10.9	12.6
17.	Criminal Minds	CBS	10.8	12.6
18.	Elementary	CBS	10.5	13.0
19.	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	10.2	17.6
20.	CSI