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Trend Index

Television

Broadcast TV - United States
Week of November 10, 2008
rank Program network rating viewers (000)
1 60 MINUTES CBS 15.1 25104
2 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 11.9 18693
3 CSI CBS 11.6 19050
3 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 11.6 19272
5 NCIS CBS 11.2 18745
6 DANCING W/STARS RESULT ABC 10.8 16521
7 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 10.3 16842
8 MENTALIST, THE CBS 10.1 16516
9 GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 9.8 14902
10 CMA AWARDS(S) ABC 9.6 15905
Source: Nielsen Media Research. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.

Cable TV - United States
Week of November 10, 2008
rank Program network rating viewers (000)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON L (49ERS/CARDINALS) ESPN 7.6 11870
2 JEFF DUNHAMS VERY SPECIAL CMDY 3.5 6611
3 ICARLY MOVIE: GO TO JAPAN NICK 3.0 4833
3 HANNAH MONTANA DSNY 3.0 4614
5 COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L (MISSISSIPPI ST/ALABAMA) ESPN 2.8 4955
5 NCIS USA 2.8 4289
5 SATURDAY MOVIE III (TWO MR KISSELS, THE) LIF 2.8 4168
8 NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME (2008 - JETS VS. PATRIOTS) NFLN 2.7 4411
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 2.7 4596
8 ICARLY NICK 2.7 4094
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 2.7 4685
Source: Nielsen Media Research. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.

Syndication - United States
Week of November 3, 2008
rank Program Orig. rating viewers (000)
1 ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON ESP 9.1 14832
2 WHEEL OF FORTUNE CTD 6.9 10690
3 OPRAH WINFREY SHOW CTD 5.9 7867
4 JEOPARDY CTD 5.6 8637
5 TWO-HALF MEN-SYN (AT) WB 5.0 7899
6 ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT) CTD 4.4 6330
7 JUDGE JUDY (AT) CTD 4.3 6042
8 FAMILY GUY-MF-SYN (AT) 2/T 4.0 6261
9 DR. PHIL SHOW (AT) CTD 3.6 4853
9 CSI NEW YORK-SYN(AT) CTD 3.6 5340
Source: Nielsen Media Research. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Please note: Syndication data requires an additional week of processing.


Among African-Americans - United States
Week of November 10, 2008
rank Program Network rating viewers (000)
1 60 MINUTES CBS 22.6 4729
2 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 16.2 3228
3 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 10.8 2039
4 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 9.7 1802
4 CSI: MIAMI CBS 9.7 1764
6 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 9.6 1942
7 CSI: NY CBS 9.4 1749
8 COLD CASE CBS 9.1 1665
9 UNIT, THE CBS 8.9 1747
10 CSI CBS 8.6 1539
Source: Nielsen Media Research. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.

Among Hispanics - United States
Week of November 10, 2008
rank Program Network rating viewers (000)
1 LATIN GRAMMY 08 11/13 UNI 25.1 5702
2 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON UNI 22.3 5277
3 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED UNI 22.0 5348
4 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE TUE UNI 21.9 5022
5 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI UNI 20.4 4695
5 NOCHE DE ESTRELLAS 11/13 UNI 20.4 4268
7 CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL MON UNI 19.7 4543
8 CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED UNI 19.1 4458
9 QUERIDA ENEMIGA MON UNI 18.8 4155
10 CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL FRI UNI 18.7 4453
Source: Nielsen Media Research. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of Hispanic TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
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