Preliminary numbers from the networks indicated that NBC easily won both the total viewership and 18-49 ratings crowns for the past week, powered by two nights of NFL football, with Fox second for 18-49 and CBS for total viewers. However, The Nielsen Company has not yet released the final, official numbers and says they won’t be out until sometime Wednesday. In the meantime, here are the top 20 shows for the week.
The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) 09/07/09 – 09/13/09 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
1 |
NBC NFL THURSDAY SPECIAL(S) |
NBC |
12.8 |
22 |
20909 |
2 |
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL |
NBC |
12.6 |
21 |
21102 |
3 |
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK |
NBC |
10.0 |
17 |
17002 |
4 |
NBC NFL THURSDAY PRE-KICK(S) |
NBC |
9.5 |
17 |
15529 |
5 |
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE |
NBC |
7.2 |
12 |
12031 |
5 |
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 |
NBC |
7.2 |
12 |
11990 |
5 |
NCIS |
CBS |
7.2 |
12 |
11224 |
8 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
6.9 |
12 |
10518 |
9 |
OT, THE |
FOX |
6.8 |
12 |
11341 |
10 |
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P |
NBC |
6.2 |
10 |
10057 |
11 |
NFL OPENING KICK-OFF SHOW(S) |
NBC |
5.8 |
11 |
9234 |
12 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN SP(S) |
CBS |
5.7 |
9 |
9019 |
13 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
5.6 |
10 |
8344 |
14 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE SP(S) |
CBS |
5.1 |
8 |
8085 |
14 |
DATELINE FRI |
NBC |
5.1 |
9 |
7403 |
16 |
CSI |
CBS |
5.0 |
8 |
7558 |
17 |
BIG BROTHER 11-TUE |
CBS |
4.8 |
7 |
7885 |
18 |
DATELINE NBC-MON |
NBC |
4.7 |
8 |
6738 |
19 |
BIG BROTHER 11-THU |
CBS |
4.6 |
8 |
7442 |
19 |
GLEE |
FOX |
4.6 |
7 |
7502 |
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