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.

RANK PROGRAM NTWK RATING VIEWERS

NETWORK TELEVISION

1. AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 14.2 24.342

2. AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 13.7 24.41

3. DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 12.9 20.484

4. NCIS CBS 10.7 17.23

5. MENTALIST, THE CBS 10.5 16.957

6. E.R. NBC 10.4 16.378

7. CSI CBS 9.1 14.625

8. ACM AWARDS(S) CBS 8.8 14.777

9. DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 8.6 13.513

10. CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP SA-2(S) CBS 8.5 14.454

10. CSI: MIAMI CBS 8.5 13.458

10. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 8.5 14.556

CABLE TELEVISION

1. WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 3.2 5.396

2. WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 2.9 4.999

3. NCIS USA 2.8 4.257

3. NCIS USA 2.8 4.252

5. NCIS USA 2.7 4.049

6. THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC 2.6 3.939

6. PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK 2.6 4.024

6. SPONGEBOB NICK 2.6 3.91

6. SPONGEBOB NICK 2.6 3.703

10. PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK 2.5 3.998

10. SPONGEBOB NICK 2.5 3.812

10. PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK 2.5 4.036

10. SPONGEBOB NICK 2.5 3.496