Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 primetime shows nationally, network newscasts and 10 p.m. Denver newscasts for last week.
National: CBS, first; NBC, 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. NFL Football: Dallas at Chicago, NBC, 19.05 million viewers.
2. “Survivor: China,” CBS, 15.35 million viewers.
3. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 14.07 million viewers.
4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.86 million viewers.
5. “Cold Case,” CBS, 12.75 million viewers.
6. “Deal Or No Deal” (Monday), NBC, 11.72 million viewers.
7. “Shark,” CBS, 11.42 million viewers.
8. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.37 million viewers.
9. “Without a Trace,” CBS, 11.28 million viewers.
10. “Two And a Half Men,” CBS, 10.84 million viewers.
11. “Family Guy,” Fox, 10.81 million viewers.
12. “Football Night in America, Part 3,” NBC, 10.29 million viewers.
13. “Deal Or No Deal” (Wednesday), NBC, 9.86 million viewers.
14. “CSI: Miami,” CBS, 9.65 million viewers.
15. “The Simpsons,” Fox, 9.55 million viewers.
16. “The OT,” Fox, 9.5 million viewers.
17. “Back to You,” Fox, 9.48 million viewers.
18. “Kid Nation – Special,” CBS, 9.38 million viewers.
19. “CSI: NY,” CBS, 9.18 million viewers.
20. “Desperate Housewives,” ABC, 9.02 million viewers.
(Note: Ken Burns’ series “The War” attracted 15.5 million viewers to PBS on Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research. Add in a rerun that was telecast immediately after it was done, and an estimated 18.7 million people saw it on Sunday. The show is not reflected in this list because noncommercial PBS is not included in the weekly ratings issued by Nielsen.)
