TV Top Ten - Grammys Forced To Worship The Idol

The Super Bowl has come and gone, leaving American Idol to once again exert total supremacy over everything on the airwaves. On an interesting note, that show, which happens twice a week and dedicates itself to trying to find someone good enough to try and win an award, completely eclipsed a show about people who are actually winning those awards.

The Grammy Awards only drew 19 million viewers, far short of the 26 million who turned into each night of Idol. That's a step backward for the ceremony which had over 20 million last year. Blame Chris Brown. The performer failed to show up for his appearance because he was too busy getting busted for beating up his girlfriend, fellow musician Rihanna. Chock it up as another classy night for the music industry.

TNT's The Closer topped all other cable shows for the week beating out popular Monk and up-and-coming Burn Notice. But it only won out on the rating card. Monk drew the most viewers with 5.6 million to Closers 5.3 million.

RANK PROGRAM NTWK RATING VIEWERS

NETWORK TELEVISION

1. AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 14.8 26.384

2. AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 14.7 26.601

3. GRAMMY AWARDS(S) CBS 11.2 19.048

4. 60 MINUTES CBS 10.4 16.739

5. CSI: MIAMI CBS 10.2 16.102

6. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 10 16.55

7. GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 9.8 15.273

8. MENTALIST, THE CBS 9 14.438

9. HOUSE FOX 8.8 14.871

10. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 8.6 13.823

10. NCIS CBS 8.6 13.849

CABLE TELEVISION

1. CLOSER, THE TNT 3.6 5.369

2. BURN NOTICE USA 3.3 5.271

3. MONK USA 3.3 5.677

4. WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 3.1 5.471

5. WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 3.1 5.151

6. ICARLY NICK 3 5.23

7. NCIS USA 2.9 4.468

8. NCIS USA 2.7 4.172

9. NCIS USA 2.7 4.316

10. THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC 2.7 4.076