The Eye net's winning ways continue. In the 14th week of the TV season - - the week that included Christmas - - CBS won it's 14th straight victory in household ratings and also added another 18-49 demo win, creeping a bit further ahead of ABC season-to-date in the big money demo. CBS also had all of the top five shows as it recorded an HH rating of 6.5 and 12 share. NBC followed at 5.0/9, with ABC 4.8/9, Fox 4.0/7, UPN 1.9/3, WB 1.4/2 and i 0.3/0.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network prime time week of 12/19/05 - 12/25/05
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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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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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13.3
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22
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20331
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2
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CSI
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CBS
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11.7
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19
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18937
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3
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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11.2
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17
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17708
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4
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OUT OF PRACTICE
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CBS
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9.8
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15
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15015
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5
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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9.5
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17
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14374
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6
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BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS:(S)
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ABC
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9.3
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15
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13760
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7
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DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/21(S)
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NBC
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8.4
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14
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14100
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8
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DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/22(S)
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NBC
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8.3
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14
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13491
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9
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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8.2
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14
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12676
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9
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NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
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ABC
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8.2
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14
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12045
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11
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CRIMINAL MINDS
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CBS
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7.9
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13
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12417
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12
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DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/20(S)
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NBC
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7.7
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13
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12589
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12
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NFL MONDAY SHOWCASE
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ABC
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7.7
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12
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11412
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14
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DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/19(S)
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NBC
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7.3
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12
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11601
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15
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KING OF QUEENS
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CBS
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7.2
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12
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11315
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16
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NCIS
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CBS
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7.1
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11
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10675
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17
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DEAL OR NO DEAL 12/23(S)
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NBC
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6.9
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13
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11638
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18
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HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
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CBS
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6.5
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10
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10358
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19
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MY NAME IS EARL
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NBC
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6.4
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10
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10175
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20
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LAW AND ORDER
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NBC
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6.1
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10
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8975
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20
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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6.1
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10
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9160
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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