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
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
Program
Network
Viewers (P2+)

1
MENTALIST, THE
CBS
18,742,000

2
NCIS
CBS
18,518,000

3
CSI
CBS
17,476,000

4
OT, THE
FOX
16,220,000

5
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
16,088,000

6
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
15,279,000

7
60 MINUTES
CBS
13,794,000

8
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
13,630,000

9
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NBC
13,286,000

10
BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS (S)
ABC
13,191,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (December 1, 2008 – December 7, 2008).

RANK
PROGRAM
NETWORK
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
CSI
CBS
23,485,000

2
DANCING WITH THE STARS
ABC
18,592,000

3
NCIS
CBS
16,288,000

4
CRIMINAL MINDS
CBS
16,185,000

5
CSI: NY
CBS
15,873,000

6
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
15,505,000

7
DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)
ABC
15,065,000

8
GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC
14,797,000

9
OT, THE
FOX
14,232,000

10
TWO AND A HALF MEN
CBS
14,073,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (October 6, 2008 – October 12, 2008).