As "Dancing With the Stars" approached its finale, the show claimed both the #1 and #2 spots for the week and handed ABC the crown in the key 18-49 demo. CBS won in Households and total viewership.
In HH CBS had a 7.6 rating and 12 share, with ABC at 6.4/10, Fox 5.1/8, NBC 4.5/7, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.5/2, MyNetworkTV 1.2/2, Telemundo 0.7/1, Ion and TeleFutura tied at 0.4/1, and Azteca America at 0.1/0.
In 18-49 it was ABC, a tie by CBS and Fox, NBC, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
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 11/17/08 – 11/23/08 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 12.5 | 18 | 19631 |
| 2 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 11.4 | 17 | 17590 |
| 3 | CSI | CBS | 11.3 | 17 | 18446 |
| 4 | NCIS | CBS | 10.9 | 17 | 17990 |
| 5 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 10.2 | 16 | 16334 |
| 6 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 10.1 | 17 | 15464 |
| 6 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 10.1 | 15 | 15913 |
| 8 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 9.8 | 15 | 15844 |
| 9 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 9.5 | 15 | 15168 |
| 10 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 9.3 | 15 | 14887 |
| 10 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 9.3 | 13 | 15184 |
| 12 | CSI: NY | CBS | 9.2 | 16 | 14119 |
| 13 | HOUSE | FOX | 7.9 | 12 | 13263 |
| 14 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 7.8 | 13 | 11850 |
| 15 | DANCING W/STARS RECAP #5(S) | ABC | 7.7 | 12 | 11604 |
| 16 | COLD CASE | CBS | 7.6 | 11 | 12147 |
| 17 | OT, THE | FOX | 7.5 | 12 | 12060 |
| 17 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 7.5 | 12 | 12502 |
| 19 | MENTALIST, THE-FRIDAY-SP(S) | CBS | 7.4 | 13 | 11543 |
| 20 | AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(S) | ABC | 7.2 | 11 | 12203 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company | |||||
