Top 10 Prime Time TV Shows Week Of July 24-30, 2006

Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 277.93 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.Program Network Viewers

CBS TAKES 6 OF THE TOP 10

1. Without a Trace (Thu.) CBS 10.52
2. CSI CBS 10.42
3. America's Got Talent (Wed.) NBC 10.35
4. CSI: Miami CBS 10.18
5. House (9 p.m.) FOX 10.02
6. So You Think You Can Dance (Wed., 9 p.m.) FOX 9.17
7. Two and a Half Men CBS 8.90
8. Law & Order: SVU NBC 8.76
9. CSI: NY CBS 8.66
10. Criminal Minds CBS 8.59

• Source: ABC-TV and Nielsen Media Research data as reported on AVSFORUM.com

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