A little something for nearly everyone. CBS had the two most-watched shows and claimed the Households rating crown, while ABC and NBC tied for the 18-49 honors (with ABC crowing that it edged NBC in young viewers).
In HH CBS had a 7.0 rating and 11 share, ABC 6.6/11, NBC 5.5/9, Fox 3.6/6, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.5/2, MyNetworkTV 0.9/2, Telemundo 0./1, TeleFutura and Ion 0.4/1, and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the key 18-49 demo it was the tie by ABC and NBC, then CBS, Fox, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows – actually 22 due to a three-way tie:
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 11/03/08 – 11/09/08 | |||||
Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
1 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 11.5 | 18 | 18471 |
2 | CSI | CBS | 11.2 | 17 | 18175 |
3 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11.1 | 16 | 17089 |
4 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 11.0 | 18 | 17564 |
5 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S) | ABC | 10.2 | 16 | 15848 |
6 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 10.1 | 15 | 15854 |
6 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 10.1 | 15 | 15740 |
8 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 9.3 | 14 | 14304 |
9 | SNL PRESIDENTIAL BASH ’08(S) | NBC | 8.7 | 13 | 14436 |
10 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 8.5 | 14 | 12740 |
10 | VOTE 2008-9:00PM(S) | ABC | 8.5 | 12 | 14185 |
12 | COLD CASE | CBS | 8.0 | 12 | 12693 |
12 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 8.0 | 11 | 12761 |
14 | CSI: NY | CBS | 7.9 | 13 | 11801 |
15 | DECISION ’08 PRIME(S) | NBC | 7.5 | 11 | 12462 |
16 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 7.2 | 11 | 12013 |
17 | AMAZING RACE 13 | CBS | 7.1 | 11 | 11708 |
17 | NCIS FRIDAY 9PM-SPECIAL(S) | CBS | 7.1 | 12 | 11216 |
17 | NUMB3RS | CBS | 7.1 | 13 | 11275 |
20 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 7.0 | 12 | 10902 |
20 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 7.0 | 11 | 11400 |
20 | VOTE 2008-8:00PM(S) | ABC | 7.0 | 10 | 11206 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |