NBC made the right call
With holiday reruns dominating the last week of 2006, the decision by NBC to move a Chicago-Green Bay NFL game to prime time on New Year's Eve proved to be a smart move. That, along with a #1 showing by "Deal or No Deal" on Christmas Day gave the Peacock network two of the top three shows for the week. Even so, it was barely edged out by Fox, powered by its own NFL post game and "House" for the 18-49 demo crown, followed then by ABC, CBS, Univision, CW, a tie by Telemundo and TeleFutura, i and Azteca America. For Households, CBS had an easy win with a 5.5 rating and 10 share, with NBC 4.7/8, Fox 4.2/7, ABC 4.0/7, Univision 1.8/3, CW 1.3/2, Telemundo and i 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/1.
Here are the top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 12/25/06-12/31/06
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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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DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON 12/25(S)
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NBC
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9.0
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17
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16429
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2
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CSI
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CBS
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8.9
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15
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14027
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3
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NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
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NBC
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7.9
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15
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13445
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4
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NCIS
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CBS
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7.2
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12
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11923
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5
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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6.9
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12
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10681
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6
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FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT
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FOX
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6.8
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13
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11116
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7
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1 VS 100 12/25(S)
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NBC
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6.7
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13
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11811
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8
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CRIMINAL MINDS
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CBS
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6.5
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11
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10167
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8
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SHARK
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CBS
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6.5
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11
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9745
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10
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CRIMINAL MINDS THU SP(S)
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CBS
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6.4
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11
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9858
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10
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KENNEDY CENTER HONORS(S)
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CBS
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6.4
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11
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10000
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12
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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6.0
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10
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9147
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13
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CBS NFL REG POST GUN
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CBS
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5.7
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11
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8910
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13
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COLD CASE 12/31(S)
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CBS
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5.7
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11
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8794
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13
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HOUSE
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FOX
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5.7
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10
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9247
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16
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60 MINUTES 12/31(S)
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CBS
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5.4
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10
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8184
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16
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NUMB3RS
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CBS
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5.4
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10
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8213
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16
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WITHOUT A TRACE 12/31(S)
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CBS
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5.4
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11
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8516
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19
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CLOSE TO HOME
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CBS
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5.3
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9
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7871
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19
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GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
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ABC
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5.3
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9
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8005
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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