CBS DOMINATES RATINGS
Wednesday, December 24 2008
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If it hadn't been for NBC's Sunday Night Football, every show making the top-ten positions on the Nielsen ratings list for last week would have been broadcast by CBS. The network saw a huge 30-percent rise in the number of viewers for its programs over the comparable week a year ago, with several of its shows reflecting series or season highs, including the six-year old NCIS, which wound up in first place with nearly 20 million viewers. CBS also placed first among the advertiser-coveted 18-49-year-old demographic. The Network's success came at the significant expense of its rivals as each of them showed ratings declines from last year. The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:
1. NCIS, CBS, 11.9/19; 2. The Mentalist, CBS, 11.6, /8; 3. Sunday Night Football, NBC, 11.5/19; 4. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 10.6/16; 5. Criminal Minds, CBS, 9.5/15; 6. CSI: Miami, CBS, 9.2/15; 6. Without a Trace, CBS, 9.2/16; 8. CSI: NY, CBS, 8.6/15; 9. 60 Minutes, CBS, 8.4/14; 10. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 8.1/13. The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:
1. NCIS, CBS, 11.9/19; 2. The Mentalist, CBS, 11.6, /8; 3. Sunday Night Football, NBC, 11.5/19; 4. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 10.6/16; 5. Criminal Minds, CBS, 9.5/15; 6. CSI: Miami, CBS, 9.2/15; 6. Without a Trace, CBS, 9.2/16; 8. CSI: NY, CBS, 8.6/15; 9. 60 Minutes, CBS, 8.4/14; 10. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 8.1/13.
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