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.)
