Big week for CBS
Sunday's NFL game produced big ratings and ran into primetime, helping to power CBS to a win in the Nielsen ratings for Households and a tie with ABC for the 18-49 crown. In HH, CBS had a 7.9 rating and 13 share, followed by ABC at 7.2/12, NBC 5.2/9, Fox 4.9/8, CW 1.9/3, Univision 1.7/3, MyNetworkTV 0.6/1, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura and Ion 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In 18-49, CBS and ABC tied at 3.6/10, with NBC at 3.0/8 and Fox 2.9/8. Among the smaller nets, the ranking was Univision, CW, Telemundo, a tie by TeleFutura and MyNetworkTV, and a final tie by Azteca America and Ion.
"Dancing With the Stars" on ABC topped the HH ratings, but "CSI" on CBS had more total viewers. Here is the list of the top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 10/08/07 - 10/14/07
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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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DANCING W/THE STARS-MON
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ABC
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12.8
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19
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19623
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2
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CSI
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CBS
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12.4
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19
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19794
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3
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GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
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ABC
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12.3
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19
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19036
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4
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
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ABC
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11.8
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18
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18892
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5
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60 MINUTES
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CBS
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11.3
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17
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17227
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6
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HOUSE
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FOX
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10.8
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16
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18033
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7
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DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU
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ABC
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10.7
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16
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16362
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8
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NCIS
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CBS
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10.4
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17
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16357
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9
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CSI: MIAMI
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CBS
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9.6
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15
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14452
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10
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CRIMINAL MINDS
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CBS
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9.3
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14
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14554
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11
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COLD CASE
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CBS
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9.1
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14
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13876
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12
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WITHOUT A TRACE
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CBS
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8.9
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15
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13616
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13
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CSI: NY
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CBS
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8.8
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15
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13431
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14
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SURVIVOR: CHINA
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CBS
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8.6
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14
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14222
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15
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LAW AND ORDER:SVU
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NBC
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8.4
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14
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12303
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16
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BROTHERS & SISTERS
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ABC
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8.2
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14
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12514
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16
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PRIVATE PRACTICE
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ABC
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8.2
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13
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12420
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18
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TWO AND A HALF MEN
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CBS
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8.1
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12
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13016
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19
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DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED
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NBC
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8.0
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13
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12575
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20
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EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.
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ABC
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7.3
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11
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12227
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20
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SHARK
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CBS
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7.3
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13
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11057
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20
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WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB
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ABC
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7.3
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13
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10846
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
