American Idol holds the #1 and #2 spots on the Top 10 regularly scheduled TV Programs of 2010. The list does not include Single Telecasts. The #3 and #5 spots go to Dancing With the Stars.
There are only two scripted series on the list NCIS: Los Angeles and Two and a Half Men tied for #10. The rest of the list is filled with sports and reality programming.
The Top 10 Single Telecast list is topped by Super Bowl XLIV.
Source: TVBytheNumbers
See the Top 10 lists after the jump.
Top 10 TV Programs – Regularly Scheduled
1 American Idol -Tuesday FOX 7.9
2 American Idol -Wednesday FOX 7.5
3 Dancing with the Stars ABC 7.1
4 NBC Sunday Night Football NBC 7.0
5 Dancing w/Stars Results ABC 5.5
6 Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick NBC 5.3
7 NCIS CBS 5.0
8 NFL Regular Season L ESPN 4.9
9 Survivor: Heroes-Villains CBS 4.3
10 NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 4.2
10 Two and a Half Men CBS 4.2
Top 10 TV Programs – Single Telecast
1 Super Bowl XLIV CBS 2/7/10 36.5
2 Super Bowl XLIV Post Game CBS 2/7/10 25.8
3 Super Bowl Kick-Off CBS 2/7/10 20.8
4 FOX NFC Championship FOX 1/24/10 19.8
5 AFC Championship on CBS CBS 1/24/10 16.1
6 Academy Awards ABC 3/7/10 14.3
7 Undercover Boss CBS 2/7/10 13.2
8 FOX NFC Playoff-Sun FOX 1/17/10 12.9
9 AFC Divisional Playoff-Sun CBS 1/17/10 12.2
10 FOX NFC Wildcard Game FOX 1/10/10 11.8