The charts

TELEVISION

1. “American Idol” (Tuesday), Fox, 24.41 million viewers.

2. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox, 24.34 million viewers.

3. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 20.48 million viewers.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 17.23 million viewers.

5. “The Mentalist,” CBS, 16.96 million viewers.

6. “ER,” NBC, 16.38 million viewers.

7. Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS, 14.78 million viewers.

8. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 14.63 million viewers.

9. “Two and a Half Men,” CBS, 14.56 million viewers.

10. CBS NCAA Basketball Semifinal: Villanova vs. North Carolina, CBS, 14.45 million viewers.

— Nielsen Media Research

MUSIC

Hot pop song: “Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas.

Top pop album: “Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban.

Hot R&B/hip-hop song: “Blame It,” Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain.

Top R&B/hip-hop album: “Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/ Elix3r,” Prince/Bria Valente.

Hot country song: “River of Love,” George Strait.

Top country album: “Defying Gravity,” Keith Urban.

— Billboard magazine

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