The following table lists the top 25 broadcast television shows for the week of 03/05/12 through 03/11/12. The programs are ranked by rating in descending order.

RANK PROGRAM                       NET  RATING  SHARE    TIME
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  1  AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY       FOX   10.9    17     8:00 PM
  2  AMERICAN IDOL-THURSDAY        FOX   10.2    16     8:00 PM
  3  VOICE                         NBC    9.7    15     8:00 PM
  4  PERSON OF INTEREST            CBS    9.6    15     9:00 PM
  5  BIG BANG THEORY, THE          CBS    9.2    15     8:00 PM
  6  NCIS                          CBS    9.1    14     8:00 PM
  7  MENTALIST, THE                CBS    8.7    15    10:00 PM
  8  NCIS: LOS ANGELES             CBS    7.9    12     8:59 PM
  9  BIG BANG THEORY, THE-SP(S)    CBS    7.5    12     8:31 PM
 10  MENTALIST, THE-FRIDAY-SP(S)   CBS    7.1    12     9:00 PM
 11  BLUE BLOODS                   CBS    7.0    12    10:00 PM
 12  60 MINUTES                    CBS    6.9    12     7:00 PM
 12  CSI: MIAMI                    CBS    6.9    11    10:00 PM
 14  GOOD WIFE, THE                CBS    6.4    10     9:00 PM
 15  SURVIVOR: ONE WORLD           CBS    6.3    10     8:00 PM
 16  UNDERCOVER BOSS               CBS    5.9    10     8:00 PM
 17  UNFORGETTABLE                 CBS    5.8    10     9:58 PM
 18  HARRY’S LAW                   NBC    5.7     9     8:00 PM
 19  ONCE UPON A TIME              ABC    5.6     9     8:00 PM
 20  AMAZING RACE 20               CBS    5.5     9     8:00 PM
 21  BACHELOR, THE                 ABC    5.4     8     8:00 PM
 21  CSI                           CBS    5.4     9    10:00 PM
 21  DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES          ABC    5.4     8     9:00 PM
 24  SMASH                         NBC    5.1     9    10:00 PM
 24  TWO AND A HALF MEN            CBS    5.1     8     9:00 PM

(S) = Special
Each ratings point equals 1.147 million homes.

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

Source: Nielsen

To contact the reporter on this story: Rob Golum in Los Angeles at rgolum@bloomberg.net.

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