Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally and network evening newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS CBS averaged 9.7 million viewers, followed closely by NBC with 9.6 million, Fox’s 8.2 million and ABC’s 7.3 million ION Television had 1.5 million; the CW had 1.1 million Among Spanish-language networks, Univision led with a prime-time average of 3.5 million viewers, followed by Telemundo with 1.2 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS NBC’s “Nightly News” held its customary lead, with an average of 9.9 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second, with 8.4 million, and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.3 million viewers.
1. NFL Playoff Game 2: Jets at Indianapolis, NBC, 33.35 million
2. NFL Playoff Bridge (between Games 1 and 2), NBC, 31.48 million
3. NFL Playoff Prekick (Game 2), NBC, 30.54 million
4. NFL Wildcard Post-Game (Sunday), Fox, 24.86 million
5. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 15.36 million
6. The Mentalist, CBS, 14.88 million
7. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 14.22 million
8. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 13.98 million
9. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 12.83 million
10. The Simpsons, Fox, 12.55 million
11. Mike & Molly, CBS, 12.39 million
12. CSI: Miami, CBS, 11.99 million
13. Modern Family, ABC, 11.83 million
14. Undercover Boss, CBS, 11.75 million
15. Wipeout, ABC, 11.69 million
16. Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, 11.64 million
17. Hawaii Five-O, CBS, 11.00 million
18. (Bleep) My Dad Says, CBS, 10.79 million
19. Law & Order: SVU, NBC, 10.60 million
20. 60 Minutes, CBS, 10.45 million
The Associated Press
