NBC - FOOTBALL SCORES FOR NBC

FOOTBALL SCORES FOR NBC

NBC, which had resisted paying top price for NFL football when it was leading in the ratings with its entertainment programming, found a sort of saving grace in football last week. Its Sunday Night Football game, in which the Dallas Cowboys defeated Super Bowl champs the New York Giants 20-8, not only was the network's top show of the week, but also was the highest rated show among adults 18-49 aired by any network all season long. The game drew 23.1 million viewers, producing an overall household rating of 13.7/21. It was also the best rating for an SNF in more than two years, the network said. This season's 14 SNF telecasts are averaging 16.8 million viewers -- up 5 percent from last year's 16.1 million. CBS finished the week on top again with an average 7.4 rating and a 12 share. NBC, boosted by the football telecast (its only non-football telecast in the top 20 was Law and Order SVU which landed at No 15), placed second with a 5.4/9. ABC came in third with a 4.0/7, while Fox trailed with a 3.7/6.

The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research 1. Sunday Night Football, NBC, 13.7/21; 2. CSI Crime Scene Investigation , CBS, 12.7/20; 3. 60 Minutes , CBS, 11.6/18; 4. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 9.5/14; 5. Criminal Minds, CBS, 9.3/15; 6. The Mentalist , CBS, 9.0/14; 7. CSI Miami, CBS, 8.9/14; 8. CSI NY, CBS, 8.7/15; 8. Eleventh Hour, CBS, 8.7/15; 10. NCIS, CBS, 8.6/13.

17/12/2008