Weekly Ratings: 4/5 – 4/10

Sunday Ratings: Sunday Is More than A Little Bit Country

The few ratings highlights from a repeats-rampant Sunday:

• CBS' coverage of the Academy of Country Music Awards was the night's most watched program, averaging 14.8 million total viewers.

• NBC's Kings (3.63 mil) was subject to another royal bummer, dropping 18 percent.

• Celebrity Apprentice's double-elimination was watched by 7.03 mil, down 17 percent week-to-week.

• The Simpsons (6.4 mil) dipped 180K.

Monday Ratings: Did Bob Saget Play to a Full House?

8 pm/ET
Dancing with the Stars averaged 19.6 million total viewers over its 90-minute run, dipping 630K week-to-week. House placed second during the hour with 13 mil, gaining 830 thou. Chevy Chasing CBS comedy repeats, Chuck came in fourth with 6 mil, inching up 380K.

9 pm
CBS' coverage of the NCAA men's basketball championship game drew 16.3 million in its first two hours. That puts it on pace to net out lower than last year's Kansas-Memphis faceoff (final numbers for the final will be updated later). ABC's Bob Saget-starring Surviving Suburbia debuted to a solid 12.16 mil; as a benchmark, Samantha Who? drew 14.9 mil for its own premiere in the same plum après-DWTS time slot. At 11 mil, 24 was down a hair from last week, while Heroes continued to redefine its all-time low (6.05 mil).

10 pm
Placing second behind hoops, Castle scored 9.24 million viewers, down 560K. Medium nearly matched its previous audience, sizing up 7.15 mil.

Tuesday Ratings: Fringe Benefits from Idol's Overrun

8 pm/ET
American Idol was the night's most watched program with 22 million total viewers, down 6 percent from last week's sing-off. NCIS netted second with 17.55 mil, a gain of 750K. The Biggest Loser shed 730 thou, hitting 8 mil. Lagging far behind ABC's pair of Charlie Brown specials, Reaper slipped a bit to 2.28 mil.

9 pm
The Mentalist dipped one well-coiffed hair but still won the hour, with 16.75 million viewers. Dancing with the Stars tangoed with 14.34 mil, up 10 percent week-to-week. Fringe returned to an audience of 12 mil; that tally, up 14 percent from the show's last fresh outing, is a bit juiced by Idol's inexcusable eight-minute overrun. (Raise your hand if you didn't see Adam sing.) Case in point: Fringe ended the hour with 9.6 mil watching. 90210 inched up a smidgen, to 2.14 mil.

10 pm
Without a Trace was No. 1 with 12.2 million viewers, dropping 500K. SVU followed with 9.08 mil (down 300 thou). ABC's Cupid saw 18 percent of its premiere audience fall out of love, delivering just 6.22 mil.

Wednesday Ratings: After a Faltering Finale, Will Life Go On?

8 pm/ET
Lie to Me topped the hour with an audience of 8.42 million total viewers, down 560K week-to-week. CBS' Old Christine and Gary Unmarried combined for second, both delivering 7.3 mil. ABC's sitcoms, meanwhile, lagged behind a Law & Order repeat, with Scrubs managing 4.67 mil (down 335K) and Better Off Ted drawing 4.2 mil (down 500 thou). Top Model tallied 3.7 mil, dipping 250K.

9 pm
American Idol ruled with 22.43 million viewers, slipping 5 percent week-to-week. Criminal Minds followed with 13.25 mil, dropping 750 thou. Lost lost 12 percent of its last audience, hitting 8.3 mil. NBC's Life wrapped up its sophomore run with an audience of 4.5 mil, plunging 19 percent. Will Life go on? Although it might seem unlikely, there is talk of struggling NBC picking up "mini" seasons of a few on-the-bubble series. Stay tuned.

10 pm
CSI: NY was No. 1 with 12.5 mil, followed by the premiere of ABC's The Unusuals, which copped 6.84 million viewers. As a benchmark of sorts, Life on Mars' first après-Lost outing grabbed 300K fewer heads than that.

Thursday Ratings: Did Harper's Island Kill?

8 pm
Survivor topped the hour with 11.32 mil, followed by Bones (8.9 mil). A special Office delivered 7.2 mil, while newbie Parks & Recreation held onto 94 percent of its lead-in, debuting to 6.8 mil. ABC's In the Motherhood (4.6 mil) and Samantha Who? (4.9 mil) continue to struggle.

9 pm
CSI recovered from its ER finale-crippled outing, Charismatically delivering 16.4 mil. NBC's regularly scheduled Office drew 7.9 mil, while lead-out 30 Rock dipped 6 percent from its last fresh outing, to 6.8 mil.

10 pm
CBS' Harper's Island snuffed all comers, premiering to 10.5 mil. NBC's Southland, meanwhile, copped 9.7 mil in its own debut.

Friday Ratings: Terminator Perks Up as it Powers Down

8 pm
Ghost Whisperer dropped 880K from its last fresh outing, delivering 10.23 million total viewers. Trailing Wife Swap and Howie Do It, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles wrapped up its second season with 3.57 mil, up 220K.

9 pm
Flashpoint (9.72 mil) was up 11 percent, followed by Supernanny. Friday Night Lights' Season 3 finale played to an a crowd of 4.36 mil, surging 21 percent week-to-week. Dollhouse held steady at 3.58 mil (though "steady" in this case may not be the best thing).

10pm
Numbers added up 9.72 mil, down 330K from its last fresh outing.