Top TV programs for May 14-20

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 14-20. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 19.05 million.

2. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox, 17.68 million.

3. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 16.4 million.

4. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 15.79 million.

5. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 15.19 million.

6. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 13.68 million.

7. “Person of Interest,” CBS, 13.47 million.

8. “Dancing With the Stars Results,” ABC, 13.23 million.

9. “The Mentalist,” CBS, 13.09 million.

10. Movie: “Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt,” CBS, 12.93 million.

11. “Mike & Molly,” CBS, 11.79 million.

12. “Two and a Half Men,” CBS, 11.55 million.

13. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 11.44 million.

14. “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS, 11.42 million.

15. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.58 million.

16. “America’s Got Talent” (Monday), NBC, 10.48 million.

17. “60 Minutes” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 10.13 million.

18. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.8 million.

19. “Modern Family,” ABC, 9.36 million.

20. “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS, 8.58 million.

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