Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally, network newscasts and late Denver newscasts for last week.
TOP NETWORKS
For the week, NBC averaged 10.3 million viewers, Fox had 10.1 million, CBS had 9.86 million, ABC had 9.61 million, ION Television had 1.20 million and the CW had 1.12 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News,” first, averaging 10.7 million viewers; ABC’s “World News Tonight,” second, averaging 9.4 million viewers; “CBS Evening News,” third, averaging 7.1 million viewers.
LATE LOCAL NEWS
KUSA-Channel 9, first; KCNC-Channel 4, second; KMGH-Channel 7, third; KDVR-Channel 31, fourth (9 p.m.); KDVR-Channel 31, fifth (9:30 p.m.)
1. NFL Playoff: Philadelphia vs. Dallas, NBC, 32.12 million.
2. BCS National Championship Game: Texas vs. Alabama, ABC, 30.78 million.
3. NFL Playoff Pre-Kick: Philadelphia vs. Dallas, NBC, 26.98 million.
4. NFL Wildcard Post-Game: Green Bay vs. Arizona, Fox, 25.18 million.
5. NCIS, CBS, 21.37 million.
6. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 18.07 million.
7. BCS Championship Pre-Game, ABC, 17.28 million.
8. The Simpsons, Fox, 14.62 million.
9. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 14.03 million.
10. The Good Wife, CBS, 13.98 million.
11. Fiesta Bowl: TCU vs. Boise State, Fox, 13.82 million.
12. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 11.95 million.
13. The Biggest Loser, NBC, 11.74 million.
14. Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special, Fox, 11.43 million.
15. The Mentalist, CBS, 11.01 million.
16. Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Iowa, Fox, 10.88 million.
17. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 10.87 million.
18. People’s Choice Awards, CBS, 10.81 million.
19. Law & Order SVU, NBC, 10.59 million.
20. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 10.55 million.
