No joke! Bostonians love their Monday night CBS comedies

Brooke, David, and Kristi Lee led American Idol as Boston's most watched TV shows for the week of March 17-23. Of note in this week's wrap-up: Bostonians like their funny on Mondays. CBS's comedy block of the Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother and The New Adventures of Old Christine filled out the top 10 in Boston. Here are the rest and their viewership.

1. Fox25: American Idol (Wed.) 585,000 viewers
2. Fox25: American Idol (Tues.) 544,000
3. WCVB: Dancing With the Stars 467,000
4. WBZ: Two and A Half Men 388,000
5. WCVB: Dancing With the Stars 374,000
6. WBZ: New Adventures of Old Christine 352,000
7. WCVB: Lost 327,000
8. WBZ: How I Met Your Mother 287,000
9. WBZ: NCIS 279,000
10. WBZ: Big Bang Theory 254,000
11. WBZ: 60 Minutes 249,000
12. WHDH: Law and Order 237,000
13. WCVB: Extreme Home Makeover 236,000
14. TNT: NBA Basketball 230,000

National rankings for the same week (in millions)

1. AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY FOX 26078
2. AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY FOX 27338
3. DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 21147
4. DANCING W/STARS SP-3/18(S) ABC 17019
5. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 14057
6. 60 MINUTES CBS 11537
7. LAW AND ORDER NBC 10490
7. OLD CHRISTINE CBS 11470
9. LOST ABC 11461
9. MOMENT OF TRUTH FOX 10922