Emmys tops, but CBS wins the week
Even with viewership down from last year, the Emmy Awards on NBC was still the highest rated show in the past week, as measured by Nielsen Media Research. CBS, though, celebrated an across the board win for the full week, winning in Households, 18-49 and 25-54. For HH, CBS had a rating of 4.9 and an 8 share, with NBC at 4.5/8, ABC 4.1/7, Fox 3.9/7, Univision 1.9/3, WB and UPN 1.2/2, Telemundo 0.5/1, i 0.4/1 and TeleFutura 0.3/1. Here are the top 20 shows for the week.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 08/21/06-08/27/06
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Rank
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Program
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Network
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Rating
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Share
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Audience(000)
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1
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EMMY AWARDS(S)
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NBC
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10.6
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17
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16184
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2
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60 MINUTES
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CBS
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7.9
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14
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11938
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3
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CSI
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CBS
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7.7
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13
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11578
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4
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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7.4
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12
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10564
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5
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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7.0
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12
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9950
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6
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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6.6
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11
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9592
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7
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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6.1
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10
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8900
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8
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ABC SUN MOVIE OF WK-8/27(S)
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ABC
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5.9
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10
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9990
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8
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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5.9
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9
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8417
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10
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PRISON BREAK
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FOX
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5.8
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10
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9366
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11
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CRIMINAL MINDS
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CBS
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5.7
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9
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8327
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11
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HOUSE-TUE 8P
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FOX
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5.7
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10
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9004
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11
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VANISHED
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FOX
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5.7
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9
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8646
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14
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GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
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ABC
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5.6
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9
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7847
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15
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WITHOUT A TRACE - SUN
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CBS
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5.5
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9
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7974
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16
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BIG BROTHER 7-THU
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CBS
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5.2
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9
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8266
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17
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BIG BROTHER 7-SUN
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CBS
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5.1
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8
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8158
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17
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COLD CASE
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CBS
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5.1
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8
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7704
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19
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EMMY RED CARPET SPECIAL(S)
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NBC
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5.0
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9
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7183
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20
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BIG BROTHER 7-TUE
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CBS
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4.9
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8
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7998
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20
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OLD CHRISTINE
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CBS
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4.9
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8
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6777
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20
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PRIMETIME:MEDCL MYSTERIES
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ABC
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4.9
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8
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6939
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20
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TWO AND A HALF MEN 8PM
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CBS
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4.9
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8
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7073
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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