Of course, as usual, NBC's Sunday Night Football led the week with adults 18-49, but CBS ran a lot of original program last week and easily won the week with viewers and adults 18-49 against mostly repeat competition.
The Big Bang Theory topped CBS with adults 18-49, and NCIS was the week's most-watched program overall. CBS had 15 of the top 25 programs for the week with adults 18-49, and 19 out of 25 on the total viewers chart.
Weekly cable show ratings and overnight broadcast show ratings are also available.
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending December 20, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 6.5 | 8,502 | |
| 2 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 5.6 | 7,407 | |
| 3 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 5.2 | 6,825 | |
| 4 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA FINALE(S) | S | CBS | 4.4 | 5,759 |
| 5 | NCIS | CBS | 4.3 | 5,712 | |
| 6 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 4.2 | 5,526 | |
| 7 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 4.1 | 5,375 | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA | CBS | 3.9 | 5,092 | |
| 9 | Simpsons | R | FOX | 3.8 | 4,960 |
| 10 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.8 | 4,938 | |
| 11 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA REUNION(S) | S | CBS | 3.8 | 4,937 |
| 12 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 3.7 | 4,914 | |
| 13 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.6 | 4,784 | |
| 14 | CSI | CBS | 3.5 | 4,580 | |
| 15 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 3.5 | 4,557 | |
| 16 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 3.3 | 4,351 | |
| 17 | ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE | CBS | 3.2 | 4,216 | |
| 18 | CSI: NY | CBS | 3.1 | 4,121 | |
| 19 | SNL SP:GILLY XMAS 12/17(S) | S | NBC | 3.1 | 4,109 |
| 20 | Family Guy | R | FOX | 3.1 | 4,031 |
| 21 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | 2.8 | 3,713 | |
| 22 | CLEVELAND | R | FOX | 2.8 | 3,683 |
| 23 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 2.6 | 3,458 | |
| 24 | SING OFF 12/15(S) | S | NBC | 2.6 | 3,359 |
| 25 | American Dad | R | FOX | 2.5 | 3,287 |
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Overall viewing (all ages 2+) for the week ending December 20, 2009:
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| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | NCIS | CBS | 20,685 | 12.7 | 21 | |
| 2 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 18,187 | 11.0 | 18 | |
| 3 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 17,503 | 10.9 | 17 | |
| 4 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 16,370 | 9.8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 15,769 | 9.9 | 17 | |
| 6 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 15,580 | 9.3 | 14 | |
| 7 | CSI | CBS | 15,578 | 9.5 | 15 | |
| 8 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 14,677 | 9.0 | 14 | |
| 9 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 14,183 | 9.0 | 15 | |
| 10 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | 14,170 | 9.1 | 16 | |
| 11 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA FINALE(S) | S | CBS | 13,965 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 12 | CSI: NY | CBS | 13,551 | 8.6 | 15 | |
| 13 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 13,065 | 7.9 | 13 | |
| 14 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 12,720 | 8.2 | 14 | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA | CBS | 12,463 | 7.3 | 12 | |
| 16 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA REUNION(S) | S | CBS | 11,676 | 6.4 | 11 |
| 17 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 9,929 | 6.0 | 10 | |
| 18 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 9,645 | 5.8 | 9 | |
| 19 | ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE | CBS | 8,818 | 5.5 | 8 | |
| 20 | Simpsons | R | FOX | 8,146 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 21 | SNL SP:GILLY XMAS 12/17(S) | S | NBC | 7,790 | 4.7 | 8 |
| 22 | GARY UNMARRIED | CBS | 7,758 | 4.6 | 8 | |
| 23 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 7,636 | 4.7 | 8 | |
| 24 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 7,087 | 4.3 | 7 | |
| 25 | ABC SUN MOVIE OF WK-12/20(S) | S | ABC | 7,081 | 3.9 | 6 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
