Nielsen released total viewership numbers for prime time for the week of March 16-22, with the Fox drama series “Empire” topping the list. Nielsen broke the freshman show’s two-hour finale into two one-hour blocks, placing the show in the top two positions on the list.

Here’s the top 20, with ranking, show title, network and total viewership.

1. “Empire” (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), Fox, 17.62 million.

2. “Empire” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), Fox, 15.82 million.

3. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 14.16 million.

4. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 13.76 million.

5. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.82 million.

6. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12.57 million.

7. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.58 million.

8. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 10.79 million.

9. “NCIS,” CBS, 10 million.

10. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.62 million.

11. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 9.49 million.

12. “Castle,” ABC, 8.94 million.

13. “The Blacklist,” NBC, 8.64 million.

14. “Mike & Molly,” CBS, 8.57 million.

15. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 8.51 million.

16. “The Good Wife,” CBS, 8.43 million.

17. “The Big Bang Theory” (Monday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 8.4 million.

18. “CSI: Cyber,” CBS, 7.96 million.

19. “Scandal,” ABC, 7.79 million.

20. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 7.73 million.