Nielsen’s top prime-time programs for April 2-8

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 2-8. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kansas vs. Kentucky, CBS, 20.87 million.

2. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox, 17.09 million.

3. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 16.87 million.

4. “Dancing With the Stars Results,” ABC, 15.61 million.

5. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 14.34 million.

6. “Person of Interest,” CBS, 13.69 million.

7. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.3 million.

8. “The Mentalist,” CBS, 12.59 million.

9. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 12.06 million.

10. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.73 million.

11. “Castle,” ABC, 11.69 million.

12. “Prelude to a Championship,” CBS, 11.47 million.

13. “NCIS,” CBS, 11.45 million.

14. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 11.34 million.

15. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.92 million.

16. “The Voice,” NBC, 10.83 million.

17. “Body of Proof,” ABC, 10.51 million.

18. “Survivor: One World,” CBS, 10.36 million.

19. “Dancing With the Stars: Encore Performance,” ABC, 9.66 million.

20. “Amazing Race 20,” CBS, 9.18 million.

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