Recent network TV articles
RANK
NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,883,000
2
NCIS
CBS
17,470,000
3
60 MINUTES
CBS
16,648,000
4
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
15,685,000
5
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS
ABC
15,491,000
6
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,484,000
7
CSI: NY
CBS
14,878,000
8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
14,780,000
9
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
14,345,000
10
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
14,207,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008).
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
21,338,000
2
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
18,684,000
3
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
18,469,000
4
DANCING W/STARS SP-9/23(S)
ABC
18,302,000
5
NCIS
CBS
18,026,000
6
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
17,340,000
7
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
17,233,000
8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
17,007,000
9
DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)
ABC
15,867,000
10
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
15,603,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 22, 2008 – September, 28 2008)
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
22,230,000
2
HOUSE
FOX
14,773,000
3
60 MINUTES
CBS
14,594,000
4
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
14,024,000
5
FRINGE
FOX
13,272,000
6
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS(S)
ABC
12,339,000
7
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
12,235,000
8
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3
NBC
10,924,000
9
CSI
CBS
10,190,000
10
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 9/18(S)
NBC
10,032,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 15, 2008 – September 21, 2008)
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
17,834,000
2
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
13,559,000
3
60 MINUTES
CBS
12,540,000
4
SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL
ABC
11,939,000
5
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
11,704,000
6
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
11,612,000
7
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3
NBC
10,849,000
8
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 9/11(S)
NBC
9,833,000
9
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
9,651,000
10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,177,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 8, 2008 – September 14, 2008)
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
18,351,000
2
NBC NFL THURSDAY SPECIAL(S)
NBC
13,531,000
3
SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK
NBC
13,337,000
4
FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT
FOX
12,907,000
5
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
10,964,000
6
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
10,772,000
7
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
10,249,000
8
60 MINUTES
CBS
10,075,000
9
FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3
NBC
10,026,000
10
BONES
FOX
9,739,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 1, 2008 – September 7, 2008)
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
11,118,000
2
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON
NBC
10,999,000
3
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED
NBC
10,344,000
4
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,030,000
5
60 MINUTES
CBS
8,030,000
6
NCIS
CBS
7,453,000
7
AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS
NBC
7,298,000
8
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
6,930,000
9
HOUSE
FOX
6,808,000
10
OLD CHRISTINE
CBS
6,631,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, 2008 – August 31, 2008)
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
SUM OLYM CLOSE CEREM(S)
NBC
27,834,000
2
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 2(S)
NBC
26,629,000
3
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 2(S)
NBC
26,374,000
4
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 2(S)
NBC
24,755,000
5
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 2(S)
NBC
22,438,000
6
BEIJING CLOSING PARTY(S)
NBC
20,577,000
7
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 2(S)
NBC
17,876,000
8
SUM OLYM SAT PRIME 3(S)
NBC
16,756,000
9
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,162,000
10
NCIS
CBS
7,610,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 18, 2008 – August 24, 2008)
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
SUM OLYM TUE PRIME 1(S)
NBC
34,014,000
2
SUM OLYM SAT PRIME 2(S)
NBC
31,593,000
3
SUM OLYM MON PRIME 1(S)
NBC
30,173,000
4
SUM OLYM THU PRIME 1(S)
NBC
29,708,000
5
SUM OLYM WED PRIME 1(S)
NBC
27,656,000
6
SUM OLYM SUN PRIME 2(S)
NBC
27,184,000
7
SUM OLYM FRI PRIME 1(S)
NBC
26,071,000
8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
8,068,000
9
NCIS
CBS
7,218,000
10
60 MINUTES
CBS
7,088,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 11, 2008 – August 17, 2008)
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NAME
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)
1
SUM OLYM OPEN CEREM(S)
NBC
34,891,000
2
SUM OLYM SUN PRIME 1(S)
NBC
32,256,000
3
SUM OLYM SAT PRIME 1(S)
NBC
24,082,000
4
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
NBC
12,611,000
5
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
9,979,000
6
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU
FOX
9,693,000
7
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
9,109,000
8
SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED
FOX
8,960,000
9
NCIS
CBS
8,703,000
10
CSI: MIAMI
CBS
7,891,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 4, 2008 – August 10, 2008)
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PROGRAM
NETWORK
# OF OCCURRENCES ON PROGRAM
1
AMERICAN IDOL
FOX
4,636
2
BIGGEST LOSER (NBC)
NBC
4,364
3
DEAL OR NO DEAL
NBC
2,122
4
EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION
ABC
1,776
5
APPRENTICE
NBC
1,646
6
HELLS KITCHEN
FOX
1,596
7
BIG BROTHER 9
CBS
1,514
8
ONE TREE HILL
CW
1,308
9
AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL (CW)
CW
1,259
10
LAST COMIC STANDING (NBC)
NBC
1,206
Source: The Nielsen Company (January 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008)
Chart includes data for the following broadcast TV networks: ABC, CBS, CW, FOX, MNT, NBC
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