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Show ABC TV Ratings viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week that ended Sunday. Prime-tim- e Bowl XLI: Indianapolis vs. Chicago," CBS, 93.18 million viewers. 1. 'Super Show" 2. Super Bowl Post-Gu- n (9:59 to 10:04 p.m. ET), CBS, CBS, 81 .54 million viewers. 3. Super Bowl Show" Post-Gam- e (10:04 to 10:26 p.m.), CBS, 57.34 million viewers. 4. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 33.65 million viewers. 5. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 31.85 million viewers. 6. "House," Fox, 27.34 million viewers. 7. "Criminal Minds" (Sunday), CBS, 26.31 million viewers. 8. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 24.18 million viewers. 9. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 21.49 million viewers. 10. "Deal or No Deal" (Monday), 16.92 million viewers. NBC, 11. "Shark," CBS, 14.08 million viewers. 12. "24," Fox, 14.04 million viewers. 13. "Ugly Betty," ABC, 14 million viewers. 14. (25) "Heroes," NBC, 13.63 million viewers. 15. (8) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.54 million viewers. New York Times Bestseller List HARDCOVER FICTION 1. PLUM LOVIN', by Janet Evanovich 2. FOR ONE MORE DAY, by Mitch Albom 3. CROSS, by James Patterson 4. WHITE LIES, by Jayne Ann Krentz 5. THE CASTLE IN THE FOREST, by Norman Mailer HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy Carter 3. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 4. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogair7 5. WHAT A PARTY!, by Terry McAuliffe with Steve Kettmann DVDVideo releases 'Flags of Our Fathers' The first of Clint Eastwood's bookend films about the World War II battle for Iwo Jima received excellent reviews yet failed to find the audience it deserved. With the buildup to the Academy Awards where the follow-u- p film, "Letters From Iwo Jima," earned a best picture nomination and a best director 1 3 1 ' ft -- The Grudge 2' Sarah Michelle Gellar returns for a small role in this followup to her horror hit, which stars Amber Tamblyn as her sibling, sent to Japan to find out what's up with her hospitalized big sis after the fiery finale of the first flick. The followup tracks Tamblyn and a disparate group of people from Tokyo to Chicago, all inexplicably haunted by the same creepy little spirits from the original movie. The DVD comes in the theatrical version or in an unrated edition that adds about six minutes of footage. Both DVD editions have deleted scenes and a couple of featurettes, including one on director Takashi Shimuzu, who also created the Japanese franchise on which "The Grudge" movies are based. The unrated DVD also has an introduction from producer Sam Raimi. DVD, $28.95. (Sony) 'Flicka' horse tale, an This update of Mary O'Hara's clasho-hu- sic family novel "My Friend ABC has locked and loaded the male lead for its "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" pilot. Martin Henderson, currently in "Smokin' Aces," will step into the Brad Pitt role in the Alphabet's adaptation of the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ABC also has signed former "Wonderfalls" star Lee Pace for its drama "Pushing Daisies" and added to the casts of "Judy's Got a Gun," "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Women's Murder Club." HenThe New Zealand-borderson will star opposite Jordana Brewster in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." The pilot picks up a few months after the events of the movie, with the couple trying to restart their lives in a new home. Their respective covert assassin businesses keep getting in the way, however. n t -- slot for Eastwood "Flags" may find a second wind as viewers catch up with his overlooked war epic. Led by an ensemble including Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach and Jesse Bradford, "Flags" follows the fate of U.S. troops immortalized in the legendary photo of the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima, the film seamlessly flitting from the battlefield to a home front built more on propaganda than truth. Sadly, the DVD has just the film, lacking any extras. Maybe down the road, the "Letters From Iwo Jima" DVD will offer insight on how Eastwood managed to deliver two sweeping war epics in a single year. DVD, $29.99. (DreamWorks) finds its 'Mr. Smith' -- Paramount Pictures Jesse Bradford as Rene Gagnon in "Flags of Our Fathers." Flicka," stars Alison Lohman as a spirited teen who bucks the wishes of her father (Tim McGraw), fighting to stay on the family ranch rather than follow his desire that she get out of Dodge and find something else to do with her life. Her main preoccupation is trying to domesticate a wild mustang that her dad brands too crazy to be tamed. The DVD comes with deleted scenes, a blooper reel, a performances in a supporting role as George Reeves, the sadly typecast star of TV's "Adventures of Superman," whose violent death in 1959 was called a suicide, though some in Hollywood thought it was murder. Adrien Brody stars as a private detective trying to unravel the case, with Diane Lane playing one of Reeves's lady loves, husband whose studio-mogwas at the heart of the murder featurette and the music video for the sappy tune country star McGraw sings over the closing credits. DVD, speculation. Along with deleted scenes, the DVD has commentary from director Allen Coulter and three featurettes. The film comes in a standard DVD release or a combo disc with the DVD and HD DVD versions. DVD, $29.98; HD DVD combo disc, $39.98. (Universal) behind-the-scen- $29.98. (20th Century Fox) 'Running With Scissors' Annette Bening leads a terrific cast that includes Gwyneth Paltrow and her "Shakespeare in Love" Joseph Fiennes, Alec Baldwin, Brian Cox, Jill Clayburgh and Evan Rachel Wood in an adaptation of auco-st- thor Augusten Burroughs's chronicle of his youth. Joseph Cross stars as Burroughs, whose delusional mother (Bening) splits with her boozy hubby (Baldwin) and sends the youth to live with a seemingly deranged psychiatrist and his family. The DVD features cast interviews, a segment on set design and a chat with the real y Burroughs. DVD, $26.96; disc, $38.. (Sony) Blu-ra- 'Hollywoodland' Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Ben Affleck! After playing a comicbook hero in "Daredevil," Affleck puts in one of his finest The Science of Sleep' r Michel Gondry's visually inventive romance examines the strange nether region between sleeping and waking life where a hopeful yet hesitant young artist spends his days and nights. Gael Garcia Bernal stars as a man with new job designing calendars that turns out to be unfulfill-in- g drudge work, whose vivid dream life where he's the star of his own makeshift TV fantasy begins to spill over into reality, including his fitful pursuit of the girl next door (Charlotte Gainsbourg). Gon-dr- y is joined by cast members on commentary. DVD, $27.95. (Warner Bros.) Writer-directo- CBS puts Balfour in pilot Start the Milo DeathWatch on "24," because Eric Balfour has signed on for a lead role in the CBS pilot "Protect and Serve." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Balfour will play an intense and emotional officer in the drama, which focuses on street cops in suburban Los Angeles. Balfour is currently in the midst of a return engagement as Milo Pressman on Fox's "24." After apg Fox pearing on the drama's first season, he left to do a shows. long string of short-live- d Plenty of actors have, of course, leit"24" to do other shows without being killed off, so Balfour's addition to the "Protect and Serve" need not be seen as a sign of his character's demise, but we're Fimmy-winnin- watching anyway. XCIII million watch Super Bowl most-watche- d Media Research. That's a significant jump from the morning's fast nationals, which indicated this year's ratings might fail to reach last year's 90.7 million viewers. The 93.18 million viewers for Sunday's game is an improvement of about 3 percent over last year's Super Bowl, which drew 90.7 million viewers on ABC It's also the No. 2 Super Bowl ever in viewers, behind only the 94.1 million who tuned into Super Bowl XXX in 1995. David Germain The Associated Press XLI Better than 93 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLI on CBS Sunday, making it the second telecast in the game's history. The game between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears drew an average audience of 93. 18 million viewers, according to Nielsen Zap2it.com |