Source: http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/newsletters ... /index.jsp

1. "State of the Union Address" (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC) 22.1/33
2. "American Idol" (FOX) 18.3/26
3. "NCIS" (R, CBS) 8.4/12
4. ""State of the Union Address: Analysis" (ABC, CBS) 7.9/13
5. "Gilmore Girls" (WB) 4.7/7
6. "Supernatural" (WB) 4.5/6
7. "According To Jim" (R, ABC) 4.2/6
8. "Scrubs" (R, NBC) 3.9/6
9. "Rodney" (R, ABC) 3.5/5
10. "Fear Factor" (NBC) 3.1/4
11. "Veronica Mars" (R, UPN) 1.9/3
12. "Girlfriends" (R, UPN) 1.5/2
13. "Eve" (R, UPN) 1.4/2

I'm surprised that the state of the union address got so high ratings. Does it usually do like that? I thought nobody watched that stuff.

I think because it's live and broadcast simultaneously (that's why Plot added all the Big 4) and that overnights were used (only big markets like L.A. or New York were sampled).

I think Fear Factor and Scrubs might be on there last legs.

If you separate the ratings into the four individual networks, it's much less impressive: Around a 5.5/9 per network.

They can take our Arrested Development... but they'll never take our SCRUBS!

Solid for Gilmore Girls and great for Supernatural. Also, I didn't know Veronica Mars was on last night. I wonder which episode they reran.

And people tune in for the State of the Union address whom normally might not tune in at all.