Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally, and the network evening newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS CBS dominated the week in prime time, averaging 11.7 million viewers; ABC was second, with 9.3 million viewers; NBC had 7.4 million; Fox had 6.7 million; and the CW had 2.3 million; while ION Television had 1.2 million.
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Nov. 1-7. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 19.93 million.
2. Sunday Night Football: Dallas vs. Green Bay, NBC, 19.37 million.
3. Dancing With the Stars Results, ABC, 16.93 million.
4. Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick, NBC, 16.04 million.
5. 60 Minutes, CBS, 15.15 million.
6. World Series Game 5: San Francisco vs. Texas, Fox, 14.95 million.
7. Criminal Minds, CBS, 14.58 million.
8. The Mentalist, CBS, 14.42 million.
9. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 14 million.
10. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 13.96 million.
11. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 13.64 million.
12. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 12.72 million.
13. Survivor: Nicaragua, CBS, 12.3 million.
14. Modern Family, ABC, 12.24 million.
15. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 11.92 million.
16. NCIS, CBS, 11.52 million.
17. Castle, ABC, 11.27 million.
18. Undercover Boss, CBS, 11.04 million.
19. (Bleep) My Dad Says, CBS, 11.02 million.
20. Amazing Race 17, CBS, 11.01 million.
