CBS dramas "NCIS" and "The Mentalist" topped even "NBC Sunday Night Football" in the latest week’s Household ratings. The Eye net won both the HH and 18-49 crown for the week before the Christmas holiday week. Worth noting: MyNetworkTV continued its recent string of beating The CW in HH and they tied in 18-49, although both are regularly beaten by Univision as the #5 network.
In HH, CBS posted a 7.0 rating and 12 share, with NBC 4.7/8, Fox 3.8/6, ABC 3.2/5, Univision 1.9/3, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, CW 1.0/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.3/0 and Azteca America 0.1/1.
CBS also won in 18-49, followed by NBC, Fox, ABC, Univision, a tie by MyNetworkTV and CW, Telemundo, a tie by Ion and TeleFutura, and then Azteca America.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 12/15/08 – 12/21/08 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | NCIS | CBS | 11.9 | 19 | 19937 |
| 2 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 11.6 | 18 | 19314 |
| 3 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 11.5 | 19 | 18858 |
| 4 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 10.6 | 16 | 17915 |
| 5 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 9.5 | 15 | 15160 |
| 6 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 9.2 | 15 | 14560 |
| 6 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 9.2 | 16 | 14475 |
| 8 | CSI: NY | CBS | 8.6 | 15 | 13377 |
| 9 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 8.4 | 14 | 13133 |
| 10 | CSI | CBS | 8.1 | 13 | 12677 |
| 11 | COLD CASE | CBS | 7.6 | 12 | 12005 |
| 11 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 7.6 | 13 | 12467 |
| 13 | WORST WEEK | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 12036 |
| 14 | BIGGEST LOSER 6 | NBC | 7.2 | 11 | 11832 |
| 15 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 6.7 | 10 | 11220 |
| 15 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 6.7 | 10 | 11371 |
| 17 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 6.6 | 11 | 10066 |
| 18 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 6.4 | 11 | 10181 |
| 19 | MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD | CBS | 6.1 | 10 | 9580 |
| 20 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 5.9 | 10 | 9395 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company | |||||
