Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 primetime shows nationally, network newscasts and 10 p.m. Denver newscasts for last week.
National: NBC, first; CBS, second; Fox, third; ABC, fourth
Network evening news: ABC’s World News, first; NBC’s Nightly News, second; CBS Evening News, third
Local 10 p.m. news: KUSA-Channel 9, first; KCNC-Channel 4, second; KMGH-Channel 7, third
1. “NBC Sunday Night Football,” NBC, 18.16 million viewers.
2. “NBC NFL Thursday Special,” NBC, 17.79 million viewers.
3. “NBC NFL Thursday Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.58 million viewers.
4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 12.38 million viewers.
5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.84 million viewers.
6. “The OT,” Fox, 10.10 million viewers.
7. “Without a Trace,” CBS, 9.50 million viewers.
8. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 9.49 million viewers.
9. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 9.18 million viewers.
10. “Two and a Half Men,” CBS, 9.11 million viewers.
11. “NFL Opening Kick-Off Show,” NBC, 8.81 million viewers.
12. “CSI: Miami,” CBS, 8.76 million viewers.
13. “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” ABC, 8.37 million viewers.
14. “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”, Fox, 8.29 million viewers.
15. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 8.28 million viewers.
16. “Power of Ten” (Tuesday), CBS, 8.09 million viewers.
17. “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!”, Fox, 8.05 million viewers.
18. “CSI: NY,” CBS, 8.03 million viewers.
19. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 8.02 million viewers.
20. “Big Brother” (Tuesday), CBS, 8.00 million viewers.
