Total Viewers
1 AMERICAN IDOL WEDNESDAY (FOX) - 33.87 million
2 AMERICAN IDOL TUESDAY (FOX) - 32.60 million
3 GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - 21.51 million
4 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS) - 21.17 million
5 CSI: MIAMI (CBS) - 18.85 million
6 DEAL OR NO DEAL MONDAY (NBC) - 17.61 million
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS) - 15.85 million
8 COLD CASE (CBS) - 15.13 million
9 HEROES (NBC) - 14.90 million
10 NCIS (CBS) - 14.83 million
11 MOVIE: THE VALLEY OF LIGHT (CBS) - 14.77 million
12 24 (FOX) - 14.47 million
13 60 MINUTES (CBS) - 14.27 million
14 SHARK (CBS) - 14.11 million
15 CSI: NY (CBS) - 13.35 million
16 THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE (CBS) - 12.81 million
17 CSI: MIAMI R (CBS) - 12.23 million
18 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION R (ABC) - 12.09 million
19 MEN IN TREES (ABC) - 10.66 million
20 AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (ABC) - 10.43 million
21 DEAL OR NO DEAL WEDNESDAY (NBC) - 9.88 million
22 UGLY BETTY R (ABC) - 9.84 million
23 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES R (ABC) - 9.70 milllion
24 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS) - 9.42 million
25 1 VS. 100 (NBC) - 9.36 million
26 SUPERNANNY (ABC) - 9.17 million
27 CRIMINAL MINDS R (CBS) - 9.03 million
28 THE CLASS (CBS) - 8.89 million
29 STATE OF THE UNION ANALYSIS (NBC) - 8.89 million

Adults 18-49
1 AMERICAN IDOL WEDNESDAY (FOX) - 14.1/35
2 AMERICAN IDOL TUESDAY (FOX) - 13.3/33
3 GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC) - 8.9/21
4 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS) - 6.7/16
5 HEROES (NBC) - 6.6/15
6 CSI: MIAMI (CBS) - 6.1/15
7 24 (FOX) - 5.4/12
8 DEAL OR NO DEAL MONDAY (NBC) - 5.2/13
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS) - 4.8/11
10 FAMILY GUY (FOX) - 4.4/10
11 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION R (ABC) - 4.3/11
12 PRISON BREAK (FOX) - 4.2/10
13 THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE (CBS) - 4.1/9
14 THE SIMPSONS (FOX) - 3.9/10
15 CSI: NY (CBS) - 3.8/10
16 SHARK (CBS) - 3.8/10
17 MEN IN TREES (ABC) - 3.7/10
18 THE OFFICE R (NBC) - 3.7/10
19 SUPERNANNY (ABC) - 3.7/8
20 AMERICAN DAD (FOX) - 3.6/8
21 KING OF THE HILL (FOX) - 3.6/8
22 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS) - 3.5/9
23 WIFE SWAP (ABC) - 3.5/9
24 COLD CASE (CBS) - 3.5/8
25 MY NAME IS EARL R (NBC) - 3.4/10
26 NCIS (CBS) - 3.4/9
27 THE APPRENTICE: LOS ANGELES (NBC) - 3.4/8
28 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES R (ABC) - 3.4/8
29 UGLY BETTY R (ABC) - 3.3/9
30 AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS (ABC) - 3.2/9

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Wow, I can't believe "24" is so close to being a top 10 show.

I know I remember when it was struggling in the ratings the first couple of seasons. I think 24's rise is very similar to Law and Order which struggled for the few years but then became a top 20 show by season 4 or 5.

24's rise is impressive in light of the decline of overall ratings. If Alias was still on it'd be a regular top 20 show on this kind of slew. Ratings are diving, fast.

A) If Alias was still on it would be getting 6 million viewers.
B) 24 is actually up from last year's comparable episode (14.22M).
C) It's the week before sweeps, so a lot of programs were in repeats, hence the low top 30.

Do your homework next time.