NIELSEN RATINGS

NIELSEN RATINGS
PRIME-TIME TV
PRIME-TIME TELEVISION VIEWERSHIP NUMBERS COMPILED BY NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH FOR DEC. 19-25. TOP 20 LISTINGS INCLUDE THE WEEK'S RANKING, WITH VIEWERSHIP FOR THE WEEK AND SEASON-TO-DATE RANKINGS IN PARENTHESES. AN "X" IN PARENTHESES DENOTES A ONE-TIME-ONLY PRESENTATION.
1. (4) "CSI: MIAMI," CBS, 20.3 MILLION VIEWERS.
2. (1) "CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION," CBS, 18.9 MILLION VIEWERS.
3. (11) "TWO AND A HALF MEN," CBS, 17.7 MILLION VIEWERS.
4. (21) "OUT OF PRACTICE," CBS, 15.0 MILLION VIEWERS.
5. (3) "WITHOUT A TRACE," CBS, 14.4 MILLION VIEWERS.
6. (X) "DEAL OR NO DEAL" (WEDNESDAY), NBC, 14.1 MILLION VIEWERS.
7. (X) "BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS: HEAVEN: WHERE IS IT? HOW DO WE GET THERE?" ABC, 13.8 MILLION VIEWERS.
8. (X) "DEAL OR NO DEAL" (THURSDAY), NBC, 13.5 MILLION VIEWERS.
9. (14) "CSI: NY," CBS, 12.7 MILLION VIEWERS.
10. (X) "DEAL OR NO DEAL" (TUESDAY), NBC, 12.6 MILLION VIEWERS.
11. (18) "CRIMINAL MINDS," CBS, 12.4 MILLION VIEWERS.
12. (7) "NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: GREEN BAY AT BALTIMORE," ABC, 12.0 MILLION VIEWERS.
13. (X) "DEAL OR NO DEAL" (FRIDAY), NBC, 11.6 MILLION VIEWERS.
14. (X) "DEAL OR NO DEAL" (MONDAY), NBC, 11.6 MILLION VIEWERS.
15. (19) "NFL MONDAY SHOWCASE," ABC, 11.4 MILLION VIEWERS.
16. (34) "KING OF QUEENS," CBS, 11.3 MILLION VIEWERS.
17. (8) "NCIS," CBS, 10.7 MILLION VIEWERS.
18. (36) "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER," CBS, 10.4 MILLION VIEWERS.
19. (X) "NFL SUNDAY POSTGAME SHOW," FOX, 10.3 MILLION VIEWERS.
20. (26) "MY NAME IS EARL," NBC, 10.2 MILLION VIEWERS.
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