ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” claimed the top two spots for TV viewership last week as the reality competition show crowned its latest celebrity winner. That gave the Alphabet net a tie with CBS for the 18-49 demo, but CBS still won in the Household ratings.
For HH CBS was at 6.8/12, with ABC 6.3/11, NBC 4.0/7, Fox 3.7/6, Univision 1.8/3, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, CW 0.9/1, Ion and Telemundo tied at 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In 18-49 it was a tie by ABC and CBS, then NBC, Fox, Univision, MyNetworkTV, CW, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
Here are the week’s top programs.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report | |||||
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 11/24/08 – 11/30/08 | |||||
Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH share | 2+ Audience (000) |
1 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 12.9 | 20 | 20647 |
2 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 12.8 | 19 | 21095 |
3 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 11.4 | 17 | 18642 |
4 | NCIS | CBS | 11.1 | 18 | 18118 |
5 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 9.9 | 15 | 15814 |
6 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 9.7 | 15 | 15925 |
7 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 9.6 | 15 | 15921 |
8 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 9.2 | 15 | 14333 |
9 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 9.0 | 13 | 14950 |
10 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 8.6 | 15 | 14108 |
11 | HOUSE | FOX | 7.6 | 12 | 12877 |
12 | CSI: NY | CBS | 7.5 | 13 | 12304 |
13 | BARBARA WALTERS SP-11/26(S) | ABC | 7.3 | 13 | 11612 |
13 | COLD CASE | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 11523 |
15 | AMAZING RACE 13 | CBS | 7.0 | 10 | 11830 |
15 | SAMANTHA WHO? | ABC | 7.0 | 10 | 10717 |
17 | CSI – THANKSGIVING SP(S) | CBS | 6.7 | 13 | 10681 |
17 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P | ABC | 6.7 | 10 | 11328 |
17 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 6.7 | 11 | 10416 |
20 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 6.6 | 11 | 10072 |
20 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 6.6 | 10 | 10826 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |