The NFL Network may be lacking in cable carriage, but it appears that die-hard football fans found a friend (or friendly bar) with satellite TV to watch the November 29th game in primetime. According to the weekly data crunch of Nielsen data by the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) to combine broadcast and cable/satellite ratings, the NFL Network telecast was the #19 show overall in the key 18-49 demo – and for subscription television second only to another NFL game, “Monday Night Football” on ESPN (#9), though both trailed “NBC Sunday Night Football” (#7). All in all, broadcast TV had 93 of the top 100 shows in the 18-49 demo, compared to seven for cable/satellite networks.
| RANK | PROGRAMS | NETWORK | (START) DATE |
# TLCST |
P18-49 Live+SD US AA% |
| 1 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 2 | SHREK THE HALLS(S)-11/28/2007 | ABC | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 7.1 |
| 3 | HOUSE | FOX | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 4 | HOW GRINCH STOLE X’MAS(S)-11/28/2007 | ABC | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 6.8 |
| 5 | DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU | ABC | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 6.4 |
| 6 | DANCING W/THE STARS-MON | ABC | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 7 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 5.7 |
| 8 | HEROES | NBC | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 9 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 10 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 11 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. | ABC | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 4.8 |
| 12 | BROTHERS & SISTERS | ABC | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 13 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 14 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 15 | CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS(S)-11/27/2007 | ABC | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 4.6 |
| 16 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 17 | SURVIVOR: CHINA | CBS | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 18 | ALLSTATE BCS SELECT SHOW(S)-12/02/2007 | FOX | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 19 | NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME | NFLN | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 20 | CSI: NY | CBS | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 4.1 |
| 21 | BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP(S)-12/01/2007 | ABC | 12/01/2007 | 1 | 4.1 |
| 22 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 23 | PUSHING DAISIES SP-11/28(S)-11/28/2007 | ABC | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 24 | SAMANTHA WHO? | ABC | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 25 | AMAZING RACE 12 | CBS | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 26 | FAMILY GUY | FOX | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 3.5 |
| 27 | BONES | FOX | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 28 | E.R. | NBC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 29 | CSI | CBS | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 30 | NCIS | CBS | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 31 | KITCHEN NIGHTMARES | FOX | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 32 | CHUCK | NBC | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 33 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 3.2 |
| 34 | SIMPSONS | FOX | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 3.2 |
| 35 | BIGGEST LOSER 4 | NBC | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 3.2 |
| 36 | DESTILANDO AMOR THU | UNI | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 3.1 |
| 37 | ABC FRI MOVIE OF WK-11/30(S)-11/30/2007 | ABC | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 3.1 |
| 38 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 3.1 |
| 39 | SCRUBS | NBC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 40 | DESTILANDO AMOR WED | UNI | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 41 | OFFICE | NBC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 42 | DESTILANDO AMOR TUE | UNI | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 43 | DESTILANDO AMOR MON | UNI | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 44 | DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS | FOX | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 45 | DESTILANDO AMOR FRI | UNI | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 46 | UNIT, THE | CBS | 11/27/2007 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 47 | HOUSE-MON 8P | FOX | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 48 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 49 | AMERICAN DAD | FOX | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 50 | NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY | ABC | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 2.7 |
| 51 | MY NAME IS EARL | NBC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 52 | SFC MINI-SERIES(S)-12/02/2007 | SCIFI | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 53 | DIRTY SEXY MONEY | ABC | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 54 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 55 | 30 ROCK | NBC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 56 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 57 | TIL DEATH | FOX | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 58 | SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER | FOX | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 59 | AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-3 | CW | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 60 | DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI | NBC | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 61 | JOURNEYMAN | NBC | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 62 | AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK | FOX | 12/01/2007 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 63 | TIL DEATH SP-11/28 8P(S)-11/28/2007 | FOX | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 64 | COPS 2 | FOX | 12/01/2007 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 65 | AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS | ABC | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 66 | LIFE | NBC | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 67 | BIONIC WOMAN | NBC | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 68 | BIG SHOTS | ABC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 69 | 20/20-FRI | ABC | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 70 | OCTOBER ROAD | ABC | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 71 | HALLMARK HALL OF FAME(S)-12/02/2007 | CBS | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 72 | FAMILIA P. LUCHE FRI | UNI | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 73 | KID NATION | CBS | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 74 | BONES SP-11/26 9P(S)-11/26/2007 | FOX | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 75 | LAS VEGAS | NBC | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 76 | CHRISTMAS-ROCKEFELLER CEN(S)-11/28/2007 | NBC | 11/28/2007 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 77 | COPS | FOX | 12/01/2007 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 78 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 11/26/2007 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 79 | RETRO P. LUCHE FRI | UNI | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 79 | UGLY BETTY | ABC | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 81 | CRISTINA MON | UNI | 11/26/2007 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 82 | NUMB3RS | CBS | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 83 | MY NIGHT AT THE GRAMMYS(S)-11/30/2007 | CBS | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 84 | 48 HOURS MYSTERY | CBS | 12/01/2007 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 85 | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | NBC | 11/30/2007 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 86 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 12/02/2007 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 87 | AQUI Y AHORA THU | UNI | 11/29/2007 | 1 | 1.7 |
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