Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationaly, and the network evening newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS CBS dominated the week in prime time, averaging 11.6 million viewers; ABC was second, with 8.9 million viewers; NBC had 8 million; and FOX had 7.5 million; the CW had 2.1 million; and ION Television had 1.2 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts, with an average of 7.9 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second, with 6.9 million, and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million viewers.
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Oct. 18-24. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. NFL Football: Minnesota at Green Bay, NBC, 25.68 million.
2. “NCIS, CBS, 19.41 million.
3. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick, NBC, 19.34 million.
4. “Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 19.33 million.
5. “NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 16 million.
6. “60 Minutes, CBS, 15.79 million.
7. “Dancing With the Stars Results, ABC, 15.53 million.
8. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 14.96 million.
9. “Criminal Minds, CBS, 14.46 million.
10. “The Mentalist, CBS, 14.42 million.
11. “Football Night in America, NBC, 13.69 million.
12. “Two and a Half Men, CBS, 13.54 million.
13. “The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 13.05 million.
14. “Survivor: Nicaragua, CBS, 12.26 million.
15. “The Good Wife, CBS, 12.17 million.
16. “Desperate Housewives, ABC, 12.16 million.
17. “Undercover Boss, CBS, 12 million.
18. “Modern Family, ABC, 11.97 million.
19. Baseball: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia, Game 6, Fox, 11.64 million.
20. “Amazing Race 17, CBS, 11.42 million.
