TV Top Ten - E.R.'s Death Bed Finally Makes The Chart

One of television's longest running dramas, E.R. made it into the top ten for the first time in years with its final episode.No, it's not any kind of significant top ten. In fact, the 10.4 share rating and 16.4 million viewers it drew wasn't even half that of the most watched episode of The Beverly Hillbillies.

At sixth place in last week's broadcast television top ten the hospital drama's big send off was sandwiched between The Mentalist and CSI. All three fared better than CBS' NCAA Championship coverage which tied three ways for tenth place with CSI: Miami and Two and a Half Men.

The cable television shuffle saw WWE Raw on top of the heap this week.The O'Reilly Factor managed a rare non-election year appearance in the top ten while Penguins of Madagascar picked apart Spongebob squarepants for the bottom half of the chart.

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RANK
PROGRAMNTWK
RATING
VIEWERS
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NETWORK TELEVISION
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1.
AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAYFOX
14.2
24.342
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2.
AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAYFOX
13.7
24.41
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3.
DANCING WITH THE STARSABC
12.9
20.484
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4.
NCISCBS
10.7
17.23
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5.
MENTALIST, THECBS
10.5
16.957
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6.
E.R.NBC
10.4
16.378
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7.
CSICBS
9.1
14.625
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8.
ACM AWARDS(S)CBS
8.8
14.777
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9.
DANCING W/STARS RESULTSABC
8.6
13.513
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10.
CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2(S)CBS
8.5
14.454
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10.
CSI: MIAMICBS
8.5
13.458
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10.
TWO AND A HALF MENCBS
8.5
14.556
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CABLE TELEVISION
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1.
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)USA
3.2
5.396
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2.
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)USA
2.9
4.999
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3.
NCISUSA
2.8
4.257
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3.
NCISUSA
2.8
4.252
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5.
NCISUSA
2.7
4.049
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6.
THE OREILLY FACTORFOXNC
2.6
3.939
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6.
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCARNICK
2.6
4.024
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6.
SPONGEBOBNICK
2.6
3.91
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6.
SPONGEBOBNICK
2.6
3.703
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10.
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCARNICK
2.5
3.998
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10.
SPONGEBOBNICK
2.5
3.812
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10.
PENGUINS OF MADAGASCARNICK
2.5
4.036
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10.
SPONGEBOBNICK
2.5
3.496