How they rated

Top 10 prime-time shows the week of Feb. 12-18, their network and number of viewers based on reports from Nielsen Media Research: 1 Academy Awards, ABC, 40.17 million

2 American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 30.46 million

3 American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 29.53 million

4 Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 27.39 million

5 Road to the Oscars, ABC, 27.1 million

6 American Idol (Thursday), Fox, 24.44 million

7 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 21.78 million

8 CSI: Miami, CBS, 19.23 million

9 Deal or No Deal (Monday), NBC, 17.62 million

10 Two and a Half Men, CBS, 16.56 million.

Chatter

"Dancing with the Stars this season . . . will feature Billy Ray Cyrus, Joey Fatone from N'Sync and Ian Ziering from 90210. As a result, the show is changing its name to 'Dancing with People Who Sound Vaguely Familiar.' "

Conan O'Brien, from a Late Night With Conan O'Brien monologue

Winging it

NBC turned to Australia for Thank God You're Here, premiering April 9. It's the No. 1 show down under. David Alan Grier (In Living Color) will host the American version, with Dave Foley (NewsRadio) as improv judge. Each of four guests will enter into a live sketch without a script. The series' pilot episode features Jennifer Coolidge (Best in Show), Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle), Joel McHale (E! Entertainment's The Soup) and Wayne Knight (Seinfeld).