The Pittsburgh Steelers are Super Bowl bound. That not only makes RBR/TVBR’s publisher a happy man, but also produced big ratings for CBS, which had the AFC Championship game this past ratings week. The #1 ranked show for the week helped the Eye net claim both the Household and 18-49 crown.
In HH CBS had a 10.1 rating and 16 share, compared to 7.1/11 for Fox, ABC 4.3/7, NBC 3.9/6, Univision 1.9/3, CW 1.2/2, MyNetworkTV 1.1/2, Telemundo 0.7/1, Ion 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.3/1 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
In the key 18-49 demo it was CBS, Fox, ABC, NBC, Univision, CW, Telemundo, MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
Here are the week’s top 20 programs:
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 01/12/09 – 01/18/09 | |||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | AFC CHAMPIONSHIP ON CBS(S) | CBS | 22.0 | 34 | 40645 |
| 2 | AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY | FOX | 16.4 | 25 | 30322 |
| 3 | AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY | FOX | 15.8 | 23 | 30424 |
| 4 | AFC CHMP POST GAME ON CBS(S) | CBS | 14.5 | 23 | 25441 |
| 5 | CSI | CBS | 14.4 | 22 | 24246 |
| 6 | NCIS | CBS | 11.3 | 17 | 18620 |
| 7 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 11.0 | 16 | 18069 |
| 8 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 10.2 | 15 | 17102 |
| 9 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 10.1 | 17 | 15830 |
| 10 | MENTALIST, THE – SUN SPCL(S) | CBS | 10.0 | 17 | 16387 |
| 11 | CSI – 8PM SPECIAL(S) | CBS | 9.6 | 15 | 15515 |
| 12 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 8.7 | 13 | 13778 |
| 13 | GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 8.5 | 13 | 13099 |
| 14 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 8.3 | 12 | 13082 |
| 14 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 8.3 | 14 | 13159 |
| 16 | CSI: NY | CBS | 8.0 | 13 | 12666 |
| 16 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 8.0 | 13 | 12419 |
| 18 | 24 | FOX | 7.1 | 11 | 12307 |
| 18 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 7.1 | 11 | 11807 |
| 20 | NUMB3RS | CBS | 6.9 | 12 | 11022 |
Source: The Nielsen Company |
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