Top 20 prime-time TV programs

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Jan. 17-23. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. “AFC Championship: N.Y. Jets vs. Pittsburgh,” CBS, 54.85 million.

2. “AFC Championship Post Game,” CBS, 31.51 million.

3. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox, 26.23 million.

4. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 22.9 million.

5. “NCIS,” CBS, 21.09 million.

6. “Hawaii Five-0” (Sunday), CBS, 19.34 million.

7. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 17.29 million.

8. “Two and a Half Men,” CBS, 15.56 million.

9. “The Mentalist,” CBS, 14.82 million.

10. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 14.34 million.

11. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.63 million.

12. “Mike & Molly,” CBS, 12.8 million.

13. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 12.3 million.

14. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 12.02 million.

15. “The Good Wife,” CBS, 11.43 million.

16. “Harry’s Law,” NBC, 11.07 million.

17. “Modern Family,” ABC, 10.94 million.

18. “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS, 10.83 million.

19. “Bones,” Fox, 10.55 million.

20. “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS, 10.53 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.