Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Feb. 16-22. (Week 22)
1. The 81st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 36.31 million viewers.
2. American Idol (Tue), Fox, 25.37 million viewers.
3. American Idol (Wed), Fox, 24.79 million viewers.
4. The Oscars Red Carpet 2009, ABC, 24.36 million viewers.
5. The Mentalist, CBS, 18.23 million viewers.
6. NCIS, CBS, 18.06 million viewers.
7. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 16.92 million viewers.
8. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 15.57 million viewers.
9. Criminal Minds, CBS, 14.54 million viewers.
10. House, Fox, 14.20 million viewers.
11. Survivor: Tocantins, CBS, 13.59 million viewers.
12. Two and a Half Men,(R) CBS, 13.32 million viewers.
13. The Bachelor, ABC, 12.52 million viewers.
14. CSI: NY, CBS, 12.33 million viewers.
15. Without a Trace, CBS, 12.10 million viewers.
16. The Barbara Walters Oscar Special, ABC, 11.55 million viewers.
17. Lost, ABC, 11.41 million viewers.
18. 24, Fox, 11.22 million viewers.
19. Eleventh Hour, CBS, 11.17 million viewers.
20. Private Practice, ABC, 11.16 million viewers.
(R) = repeat