It was an across-the-board win in Households and the major demos for CBS in the week before Thanksgiving. As usual, the top show was “NBC Sunday Night Football,” but CBS then put 14 shows in the top 21 (with a tie for #20).
In Households CBS had a commanding 7.2 average rating and 12 share. ABC was next at 5.8/10, with NBC at 4.8/8, Fox 3.6/6, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.2/2, Ion 0.8/1, Telemundo and TeleFutura 0.5/1 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.
The numbers were closer for 18-49, but CBS was still on top at 2.7/8. ABC was at 2.6/8, NBC 2.6/7, Fox 2.3/6, Univision 1.6/5, CW 0.8/2, Telemundo and TeleFutura 0.5/1, Ion 0.3/1 and EstrellaTV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 21 shows:
The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 11/15/10 – 11/21/10 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
1 |
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL |
NBC |
13.9 |
22 |
23204 |
2 |
DANCING WITH THE STARS |
ABC |
13.1 |
20 |
20679 |
3 |
NCIS |
CBS |
11.7 |
18 |
19427 |
4 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
11.1 |
18 |
17734 |
4 |
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS |
ABC |
11.1 |
17 |
17434 |
6 |
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK |
NBC |
10.4 |
16 |
17222 |
7 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
CBS |
9.5 |
15 |
15812 |
8 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
9.0 |
16 |
14737 |
9 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
8.6 |
14 |
14391 |
9 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
8.6 |
13 |
14253 |
11 |
CSI |
CBS |
8.5 |
14 |
14154 |
12 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
7.7 |
13 |
13022 |
13 |
GOOD WIFE, THE |
CBS |
7.6 |
14 |
11735 |
13 |
UNDERCOVER BOSS |
CBS |
7.6 |
12 |
12735 |
15 |
MIKE & MOLLY |
CBS |
7.5 |
12 |
12148 |
16 |
GREY’S ANATOMY |
ABC |
7.4 |
12 |
11461 |
17 |
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 |
NBC |
7.3 |
12 |
12144 |
18 |
MODERN FAMILY |
ABC |
7.1 |
11 |
12092 |
19 |
BLUE BLOODS |
CBS |
7.0 |
13 |
11363 |
20 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
6.9 |
12 |
10566 |
20 |
SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA |
CBS |
6.9 |
11 |
11980 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |