U.S. Broadcast Television Ratings for the Week Ended Jan. 27

The following table lists the top 25 broadcast television shows for the week of 01/21/13 through 01/27/13. The programs are ranked by rating in descending order.

RANK PROGRAM                       NET  RATING  SHARE    TIME
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  1  AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY       FOX    9.3    14     8:00 PM
  2  AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY        FOX    8.8    14     8:00 PM
  3  NCIS                          CBS    8.2    12     8:00 PM
  4  NCIS: LOS ANGELES             CBS    7.8    12     9:00 PM
  5  60 MINUTES                    CBS    7.6    12     7:00 PM
  6  CRIMINAL MINDS                CBS    7.5    11     9:00 PM
  7  CSI                           CBS    7.4    12    10:00 PM
  8  BIG BANG THEORY, THE          CBS    7.3    11     8:00 PM
  9  2 BROKE GIRLS                 CBS    7.1    10     9:00 PM
  9  NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL(S)       NBC    7.1    11     7:31 PM
 11  MENTALIST, THE                CBS    6.8    11    10:00 PM
 12  MIKE & MOLLY                  CBS    6.7    10     9:30 PM
 13  MODERN FAMILY                 ABC    6.5    10     9:00 PM
 14  BIG BANG THEORY, THE SP(S)    CBS    6.4     9     8:30 PM
 15  GOOD WIFE, THE                CBS    6.3     9     9:00 PM
 15  HAWAII FIVE-0                 CBS    6.3    10    10:00 PM
 15  PERSON OF INTEREST            CBS    6.3    10     9:01 PM
 18  FOLLOWING, THE                FOX    6.2     9     9:00 PM
 19  GREY’S ANATOMY                ABC    6.1     9     9:00 PM
 19  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER         CBS    6.1     9     8:00 PM
 21  CASTLE                        ABC    5.8     9    10:01 PM
 22  NBC AFC-NFC PRO BOWL-PRE(S)   NBC    5.6     9     7:00 PM
 23  TWO AND A HALF MEN            CBS    5.5     8     8:31 PM
 24  BONES                         FOX    5.2     8     8:00 PM
 24  MIDDLE, THE                   ABC    5.2     8     8:00 PM

(S) = Special
Each ratings point equals 1.142 million homes.

Figures include live viewing and same-day digital-video recorder
playback.

Source: Nielsen

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