The NFL playoff game and college bowl games drew big audiences for NBC and carried the Peacock net to a decisive victory for the week in Households, total audience and all major demos.
In HH, NBC had a 7.1 rating and 12 share, with CBS well back at 5.7/9, ABC and Fox tied at 5.3/9, Univision 1.5/2, CW 1.3/2, MyNetworkTV 0.9/1, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, Telefutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
For the key 18-49 demo, it was NBC, Fox, ABC, CBS, Univision, CW, MyNetworkTV, Telemundo, TeleFutura, and a tie by Azteca America and Ion.
Here are the top 20 shows for the week.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 12/31/07 – 01/06/08 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
Rating |
Share |
Audience (000) |
1 |
NBC NFL PLAYOFF GAME 2(S) |
NBC |
15.0 |
25 |
25736 |
2 |
NBC NFL PLAYOFF PRE-KICK2(S) |
NBC |
13.8 |
24 |
23865 |
3 |
NBC NFL PLAYOFF BRIDGE(S) |
NBC |
13.6 |
24 |
23482 |
4 |
AFC WILDCARD POST GAME(S) |
CBS |
13.5 |
22 |
21373 |
5 |
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES |
ABC |
12.0 |
18 |
19782 |
6 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
11.6 |
18 |
18249 |
7 |
LAW AND ORDER |
NBC |
8.9 |
14 |
13455 |
8 |
CSI |
CBS |
8.5 |
13 |
13254 |
9 |
DEAL OR NO DEAL 1/3(S) |
NBC |
8.2 |
13 |
13409 |
10 |
DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED |
NBC |
7.8 |
12 |
12330 |
10 |
LAW AND ORDER:SVU |
NBC |
7.8 |
13 |
12354 |
12 |
TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL(S) |
FOX |
7.7 |
13 |
12164 |
13 |
NCIS – SPCL(S) |
CBS |
7.5 |
11 |
11763 |
14 |
FEDEX ORANGE BOWL(S) |
FOX |
7.4 |
12 |
11958 |
15 |
AMAZING RACE 12 |
CBS |
7.3 |
11 |
11985 |
15 |
EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. |
ABC |
7.3 |
11 |
12597 |
17 |
COLD CASE |
CBS |
7.2 |
11 |
10956 |
18 |
WITHOUT A TRACE |
CBS |
7.1 |
12 |
10505 |
19 |
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL(S) |
FOX |
7.0 |
12 |
11702 |
19 |
APPRENTICE 7 |
NBC |
7.0 |
11 |
11080 |
19 |
CASHMERE MAFIA SP-1/6(S) |
ABC |
7.0 |
11 |
10555 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research