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 11.9 million viewers; ABC was second, with 9.2 million; NBC was third, with 8.1 million viewers; Fox came in fourth, with 7.1 million; the CW had 2.3 million; and ION had 1 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts, with 7.8 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second, with 7.1 million, and “CBS Evening News” had 5.4 million
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Sept. 27-Oct. 3. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 21.34 million
2. NFL Football: Chicago vs. N.Y. Giants, 20.93 million
3. NCIS, CBS, 19.15 million
4. Dancing With the Stars Results, ABC, 17.34 million
5. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 16.51 million
6. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick, NBC, 15.79 million
7. The Mentalist, CBS, 14.65 million
8. Criminal Minds, CBS, 14.57 million
9. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 13.92 million
10. Glee, Fox, 13.51 million
11. Undercover Boss, CBS, 13.407 million
12. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 13.40 million
13. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 13.23 million
14. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 13.06 million
15. The Good Wife, CBS, 12.84 million
16. Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 12.72 million
17. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 12.53 million
18. Survivor: Nicaragua, CBS, 12.262 million
19. 60 Minutes, CBS, 12.258 million
20. The OT, Fox, 11.92 million
