Top 30 National Ratings
1 American Idol (Tue.) FOX 28.06
2 American Idol (Wed.) FOX 26.57
3 CSI CBS 21.82
4 ER NBC 19.75
5 "Magic of Ordinary Days' CBS 18.67

6 CSI: NY CBS 17.56
7 Cold Case CBS 16.69
8 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 16.16
9 Medium NBC 15.78
10 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (9 p.m.) ABC 15.52

11 Numb3rs CBS 15.46
12 Apprentice 3 NBC 15.41
13 CSI: Miami CBS 14.96
14 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS 14.79
15 Without a Trace CBS 14.55

16 60 Minutes CBS 14.43
17 Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC 14.26
18 Law & Order: SVU NBC 14.19
19 Two and a Half Men CBS 13.58
20 Simple Life 3 FOX 13.32

21 Desperate Housewives ABC 12.84
22 CSI (Fri.) CBS 12.57
23 Crossing Jordan NBC 12.53
24 Las Vegas NBC 12.38
25 House FOX 12.37

26 24 FOX 12.20
27 Amazing Race: 6 CBS 12.03
28 Lost ABC 12.01
29 Alias ABC 11.68
30 Judging Amy CBS 11.41

Top 10 in L.A. Market
1 American Idol (Tue.) 1 KTTV 913,000

2 American Idol (Wed.) 2 KTTV 845,000

3 ER 4 KNBC 595,000

4 Amor Real (Mon.) -- KMEX 578,000

5 The Apprentice 3 12 KNBC 573,000

6 Medium 9 KNBC 559,000

7 Rubi -- KMEX 558,000

8 The Simple Life 3 20 KTTV 552,000

9 Amor Real (Wed.) -- KMEX 538,000

10 Amor Real (Thu.) -- KMEX 527,000

CSI didn't even make the top 10 in L.A. It's always interesting to see those kind of differences among national/local ratings.

Pfft. They're just bitter that they went with CSI: New York and not CSI: Hollywood or CSI: Smog State.

Article on record-breaking "Amor Real:"

Univision's ``Amor Real'' is the Most Watched Primetime Novela in the History of Spanish-Language Television


MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2005--Every night across America, millions of Hispanic television viewers are tuning to Univision for "True Love." The Univision Network (NYSE: UVN - News) is proud to announce that its epic drama "Amor Real" (True Love) ranks as the most-watched novela of all time, with an average of nearly 5 million Hispanic viewers each night. "Amor Real" is the latest of Univision's widely successful primetime novelas. The network has aired more than 190 primetime novelas since 1992. On its most popular night so far (January 10), "Amor Real" attracted 6.4 million total viewers and was the second most watched program among Adults 18-34, among all broadcast networks, regardless of language.


Since "Amor Real" debuted on October 25, 2004, in the 9:00 pm timeslot, more and more Hispanic viewers have become captivated by the nightly love story. Ratings have increased 77% among Adults 18-49 and 42% among Hispanic Households. "Amor Real" has achieved average ratings of 24.5 among Hispanic Households and 14.2 among Adults 18-49 since its debut week. The show's average ratings are respectively 289% and 358% higher than the ratings of Telemundo's competing novela.

"Amor Real" has conquered viewers from coast to coast. In Los Angeles, "Amor Real" has registered a tremendous ratings increase of 49% among Hispanic Adults 18-49 since the novela's debut, with a 16.2 average nightly rating. Additionally, the average Hispanic Household rating has increased 24% in Los Angeles, and garnered an average rating of 31.6 from the first day it aired. In Miami and San Antonio, the novela has seen Household ratings increases of 17%.

Considered by some as Mexico's "Gone with the Wind," "Amor Real" is a true masterpiece novela set in the mid-1800s about a young woman, Matilde, who breaks the social code of the era by falling in love with Adolfo, an army soldier with no fortune, despite pressure from her family to marry the wealthy Manuel who saves her family from bankruptcy. Over time, Matilde comes to love her husband for his noble and honorable intentions and genuine love for her, and breaks off the relationship with the hopeful Adolfo. However, the happy marriage is short-lived once Manuel discovers that his wife may have shared a liaison with Adolfo during the early days of the marriage. "Amor Real" is full of intrigue, deception, love found and love lost in a time of profound romanticism. Viewership is sure to increase as fans of the saga tune in to see how the dramatic love story will unfold over the coming weeks.

Source: Nielsen Television Index, Nielsen Hispanic Television Index and Nielsen Hispanic Station Index.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050126/265956_1.html

LA rules actually it sucks. Not surprised to see Amor Real in the top 5, since so many Mexicans live here. SO MANY.

Anddd...it sucks because of that? okkk

okkk?! What the... are you supporting the KKK?! Or, were you trying to say "Okaaaaay"? Cause it sounds like ok-k-k-k, not okaaay. \:D/ :wink:

Duuuude.

you're totally making fun of my stutter

I would laugh, but I feel bad. Unless you're kidding... why I oughta...