Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (Jan. 11-17) as compiled by the Nielsen Co. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 286 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.
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1NFL Football: Ravens
at Colts CBS30.572American Idol (Tue.)FOX29.943American Idol (Wed.)FOX26.394NFL Postgame (Sun)CBS25.815NCISCBS20.846Two and a Half MenCBS17.277Golden Globe AwardsNBC16.988The Big Bang TheoryCBS15.82960 MinutesCBS15.7710NCIS: Los AngelesCBS15.6011The Mentalist CBS15.3712CSICBS15.3313CSI: NYCBS14.0314Criminal MindsCBS13.9015The Good WifeCBS13.8716CSI: MiamiCBS13.7017Grey's Anatomy
(Thu., 9 p.m.) ABC12.7818HouseFOX12.251924 (Sun., 9 p.m.)FOX11.4420Desperate HousewivesABC11.3221Private PracticeABC10.9622BonesFOX10.7523Cold CaseCBS10.6224The BachelorABC10.5025Human TargetFOX10.1226How I Met Your MotherCBS9.7727NCIS (Sun., 10 p.m.) CBS9.6728Numb3rsCBS9.6529CastleABC9.4730The Mentalist (8 p.m.) CBS9.4031MediumCBS8.9632Ghost WhispererCBS8.6133Accidentally on PurposeCBS8.4434The Biggest Loser NBC8.1135
The Simpsons (Wed.,
9:30 p.m.)
FOX8.0636Brothers & SistersABC7.9737Modern FamilyABC7.8338Fringe (Mon., 9 p.m.) FOX7.7239Dateline (Fri.)NBC7.6940Law & Order: SVUNBC7.6541ChuckNBC7.3542CopsFOX7.31America's Funniest Home VideosABC7.3144Cougar TownABC7.2745Law & OrderNBC7.2146Cops 2FOX7.1047FringeFOX6.6048America's Most Wanted: America Fights BackFOX6.5549Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (8 p.m.) ABC6.4850Jay Leno Show (Tue.)NBC6.1051The New Adventures
of Old ChristineCBS5.9752The MiddleABC5.9553MercyNBC5.8554Golden Globe ArrivalsNBC5.6055Gary UnmarriedCBS5.5956CommunityNBC5.4120/20 (Fri.)ABC5.4158Law & Order: SVU (Sat.)NBC5.3959Haiti: Race to Save
a Country (Thu.)ABC5.3660SupernannyABC5.3161Jay Leno Show (Wed.)NBC5.3062Jay Leno Show (Fri.)NBC5.236330 Rock (9 p.m.)NBC5.12Modern Family (Wed.)ABC5.1265Sortilegio (Mon.)UNI5.0866Sortilegio (Thu.)UNI5.026730 Rock (9:30 p.m.)NBC4.9868Sortilegio (Wed.)UNI4.8469Jay Leno Show (Mon.)NBC4.8070HeroesNBC4.7271Sortilegio (Tue.)UNI4.65Sortilegio (Fri.)UNI4.6573Parks and RecreationNBC4.6374En Nombre del Amor (Mon.)UNI4.4975Shark TankABC4.4376Jay Leno Show (Thu.)NBC4.40Ugly BettyABC4.4078The ForgottenABC4.3279En Nombre del Amor (Wed.)UNI4.2980En Nombre del Amor (Tue.)UNI4.2381En Nombre del Amor (Thu.)UNI4.2282Law & Order (Sat.)NBC3.9883Bones (Fri., 8 p.m.) FOX3.8484En Nombre del Amor (Fri.)UNI3.828524 (Sun., 7 p.m.) FOX3.8186Cristina (Mon.)UNI3.6987Un Gancho al Corazón (Mon.)UNI3.4188Un Gancho al Corazón (Tue.)UNI3.2589Un Gancho al Corazón (Wed.)UNI3.2290Haiti (Fri.)UNI3.2191Un Gancho al Corazón (Thu.)UNI3.2092Don Francisco PresentaUNI3.1493Castle (Sat., 10 p.m.) ABC3.0094Un Gancho al Corazón (Fri.)UNI2.9095Aqui y Ahora (Tue.)UNI2.8596Cine Especial (Sun., 8 p.m.) UNI2.78Network averagesHere is the number of viewers (in millions) that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season.NetworkLast weekSeason to dateCBS 16.3611.8Fox12.349.02NBC7.317.82ABC6.449.02UNI3.553.5