"NBC Sunday Night Football," which saw the Dallas Cowboys defeat the New York Giants, drew the biggest ratings of the season for the NFL on the Peacock net and was easily the most watched TV program of the week. But eight scripted shows and "60 Minutes" gave CBS the next nine spots in the Household ratings, taking it to a weekly victory in both HH and the key 18-49 demo.
In HH CBS had a 7.4 rating and 12 share, followed by NBC 5.4/9, ABC 4.0/7, Fox 3.7/6, Univision 2.0/3, MyNetworkTV 1.4/2, CW 1.0/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/0 and Azteca America 0.2/0.
In 18-49 it was CBS barely edging out NBC, then Fox, ABC, Univision, MyNetworkTV, CW, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 12/08/08 – 12/14/08 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 13.7 | 21 | 23053 |
| 2 | CSI | CBS | 12.7 | 20 | 20857 |
| 3 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 11.6 | 18 | 18804 |
| 4 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 9.5 | 14 | 15588 |
| 5 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 9.3 | 15 | 14677 |
| 6 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 9.0 | 14 | 13695 |
| 7 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 8.9 | 14 | 13787 |
| 8 | CSI: NY | CBS | 8.7 | 15 | 13328 |
| 8 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 8.7 | 15 | 13400 |
| 10 | NCIS | CBS | 8.6 | 13 | 13662 |
| 11 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 8.5 | 14 | 14195 |
| 12 | HOUSE | FOX | 8.4 | 13 | 14051 |
| 13 | SURVIVOR: GABON FINALE(S) | CBS | 7.8 | 12 | 13766 |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 7.7 | 12 | 13047 |
| 15 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 7.2 | 12 | 11015 |
| 16 | SURVIVOR: GABON REUNION(S) | CBS | 7.0 | 12 | 11739 |
| 17 | WORST WEEK | CBS | 6.7 | 10 | 10438 |
| 18 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 6.5 | 10 | 10504 |
| 18 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 6.5 | 11 | 10827 |
| 20 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 6.4 | 10 | 10491 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company | |||||
