Top 20 prime-time TV programs

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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Jan. 11-17. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. AFC Divisional Playoff: Baltimore vs. Indianapolis, CBS, 30.57 million.

2. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 29.94 million.

3. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 26.39 million.

4. AFC Football Post-Game Show, CBS, 25.81 million.

5. "NCIS," CBS, 20.85 million.

6. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 17.27 million.

7. "Golden Globe Awards," NBC, 16.98 million.

8. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.82 million.

9. "60 Minutes," CBS, 15.78 million.

10. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 15.60 million.

11. "The Mentalist," CBS, 15.38 million.

12. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 15.33 million.

13. "CSI: NY," CBS, 14.03 million.

14. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 13.90 million.

15. "The Good Wife," CBS, 13.87 million.

16. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.70 million.

17. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 12.78 million.

18. "House," Fox, 12.25 million.

19. "24," Fox, 11.44 million.

20. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 11.32 million.

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ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is a unit of News Corp.; NBC is owned by General Electric Co.