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 8.8 million; NBC was third, with 7.0 million viewers; Fox came in fourth, with 6.1 million; the CW had 2.3 million; and ION had 1.2 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts, with 7.5 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second, with 7.0 million, and “CBS Evening News” had 5.5 million .
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Oct. 4-10. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 19.89 million
2. NCIS, CBS, 19.81 million
3. NFL Football: Philadelphia at San Francisco, 16.86 million
4. Dancing With the Stars Results, ABC, 16.70 million
5. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 16.15 million
6. 60 Minutes, CBS, 15.02 million
7. The Mentalist, CBS, 14.39 million
8. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 14.37 million
9. Criminal Minds, CBS, 13.87 million
10. The Good Wife, CBS, 12.76 million
11. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 12.75 million
12. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 12.59 million
13. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 12.50 million
14. Undercover Boss, CBS, 12.44 million
15. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 12.38 million
16. Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 12.24 million
17. Mike & Molly, CBS, 12.21 million
18. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick, NBC, 12.06 million
19. Survivor: Nicaragua, CBS, 12.05 million
20. Amazing Race: 17, CBS, 11.99 million
