RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
2,451,000

2
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
2,036,000

3
OT, THE
FOX
Sunday
1,627,000

4
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
1,379,000

5
LAW AND ORDER:SVU
NBC
Tuesday
1,355,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,297,000

7
UNIT, THE
CBS
Sunday
1,277,000

8
MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD
CBS
Sunday
1,247,000

9
CSI: NY – SPCL
CBS
Wednesday
1,246,000

10
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
1,186,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 22, 2008 – December 28, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
14,847,000

2
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
14,110,000

3
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
11,817,000

4
MENTALIST, THE-10PM SPCL(S)
CBS
Tuesday
10,676,000

5
NCIS 9P-SPECIAL(S)
CBS
Tuesday
10,598,000

6
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
10,137,000

7
MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD
CBS
Sunday
9,836,000

8
COLD CASE
CBS
Sunday
9,693,000

9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
8,541,000

10
CSI – SPECIAL(S)
CBS
Thursday
8,029,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 22, 2008 – December 28, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
2,757,000

2
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,897,000

3
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,856,000

4
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
1,845,000

5
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
1,805,000

6
OT, THE
FOX
Sunday
1,785,000

7
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
1,727,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
1,608,000

9
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
1,524,000

10
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,333,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008 – December 21, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
19,937,000

2
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
19,314,000

3
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
18,858,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
17,915,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
15,160,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,560,000

7
WITHOUT A TRACE
CBS
Tuesday
14,475,000

8
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
13,377,000

9
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
13,133,000

10
CSI
CBS
Thursday
12,677,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 15, 2008 – December 21, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
3,671,000

2
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
2,539,000

3
CSI
CBS
Thursday
2,124,000

4
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
2,079,000

5
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
1,756,000

6
ELEVENTH HOUR
CBS
Thursday
1,730,000

7
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3
NBC
Sunday
1,654,000

8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
1,591,000

9
CSI: NY
CBS
Wednesday
1,404,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
1,463,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 8, 2008 – December 14, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
23,053,000

2
CSI
CBS
Thursday
20,857,000

3
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
18,804,000

4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
15,588,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
14,677,000

6
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
Sunday
14,195,000

7
HOUSE
FOX
Tuesday
14,051,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
13,787,000

9
SURVIVOR: GABON FINALE(S)
CBS
Sunday
13,766,000

10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
13,695,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 8, 2008 – December 14, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
Tuesday
20,647,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
Monday
21,095,000

3
60 MINUTES
CBS
Sunday
18,642,000

4
NCIS
CBS
Tuesday
18,118,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
Sunday
15,814,000

6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
Tuesday
15,925,000

7
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
Sunday
15,921,000

8
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
Monday
14,333,000

9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
Monday
14,950,000

10
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
Wednesday
14,108,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 24, 2008 – November 30, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAY
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
MONDAY
19,631,000

2
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
TUESDAY
17,590,000

3
CSI
CBS
THURSDAY
18,446,000

4
NCIS
CBS
TUESDAY
17,990,000

5
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
WEDNESDAY
16,334,000

6
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
MONDAY
15,464,000

7
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
THURSDAY
15,913,000

8
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
TUESDAY
15,844,000

9
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
SUNDAY
15,168,000

10
60 MINUTES
CBS
SUNDAY
14,887,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
MONDAY
15,184,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (November 17, 2008 – November 23, 2008)