Here are the Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally and network newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS
For the week, CBS led, with an average of 12.5 million viewers; ABC was second, with 9.6 million; NBC was third, with 8.2 million viewers; FOX came in fourth, with 6.5 million; the CW had 2.5 million; and ION had 1 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts, with 7.9 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second, with 7 million, and “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Sept. 20-26. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 21.29 million
2. NCIS, CBS, 19.41 million
3. Dancing With the Stars Results, ABC, 18.52 million
4. NFL Football: N.Y. Jets vs. Miami, NBC, 18.15 million
5. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 15.76 million
6. The Mentalist, CBS, 15.5 million
7. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 14.69 million
8. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 14.63 million
9. 60 Minutes, CBS, 14.41 million
10. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 14.32 million
11. Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 14.2 million
12. Criminal Minds, CBS, 14.13 million
13. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 14.04 million
14. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick, NBC, 13.86 million
15. NCIS: Los Angeles (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), CBS, 13.6 million
16. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 13.06 million
17. Blue Bloods, CBS, 13.01 million
18. Modern Family, ABC, 12.67 million
19. Survivor: Nicaragua, CBS, 12.59 million
20. (Bleep) My Dad Says, CBS, 12.58 million
