The first post-election interview with President-elect Obama and his wife, Michelle, gave "60 Minutes" its biggest audience in early a decade and was the most watched show thus far in the 2008-2009 television season.
CBS won the Household ratings for the 7th straight week, scoring a 7.7 average rating and 12 share. It was followed by ABC 6.7/11, NBC 4.8/8, Fox 4.1/6, Univision 2.0/3, CW 1.4/2, MyNetworkTV 1.0/2, Telemundo 0.6/1, Ion 0.4/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
CBS also won the key 18-49 demo, followed by ABC, NBC, Fox, Univision, CW, a tie by Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, 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 11/10/08 – 11/16/08 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 15.1 | 23 | 25104 |
| 2 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 11.9 | 17 | 18693 |
| 3 | CSI | CBS | 11.6 | 17 | 19050 |
| 3 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 11.6 | 18 | 19272 |
| 5 | NCIS | CBS | 11.2 | 17 | 18745 |
| 6 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 10.8 | 16 | 16521 |
| 7 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 10.3 | 15 | 16842 |
| 8 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 10.1 | 15 | 16516 |
| 9 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 9.8 | 15 | 14902 |
| 10 | CMA AWARDS(S) | ABC | 9.6 | 15 | 15905 |
| 11 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 9.3 | 14 | 14833 |
| 12 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 9.0 | 15 | 13815 |
| 13 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 8.9 | 13 | 14504 |
| 14 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 7.9 | 13 | 12232 |
| 15 | COLD CASE | CBS | 7.8 | 12 | 12277 |
| 16 | HOUSE | FOX | 7.7 | 12 | 13062 |
| 17 | CSI: NY | CBS | 7.6 | 12 | 11624 |
| 17 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 7.6 | 13 | 11627 |
| 17 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 7.6 | 12 | 12885 |
| 20 | AMAZING RACE 13 | CBS | 7.3 | 11 | 12127 |
Source: The Nielsen Company
