Top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by The Nielsen Co. for Oct. 5-11. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

1. (1) "NCIS," CBS, 20.7 million viewers.

2. (5) "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 16.35 million viewers.

3. (3) "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.31 million viewers.

4. (2) "Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis at Tennessee," NBC, 16.02 million viewers.

5. (7) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 14.9 million viewers.

6. (8) "The Mentalist," CBS, 14.7 million viewers.

7. (14) "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.54 million viewers.

Story continues below

advertisement

8. (4) "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 14.13 million viewers.

9. (9) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 14.05 million viewers.

10. (5) "House," Fox, 13.74 million viewers.

11. (14) "The Good Wife," CBS, 13.69 million viewers.

12. (12) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 13.43 million viewers.

13. (12) "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 13.42 million viewers.

14. (14) "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 13.3 million viewers.

15. (18) "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 12.52 million viewers.

16. (17) "CSI: New York," CBS, 12.43 million viewers.

17. (19) "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 12.42 million viewers.

18. (9) "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 12.32 million viewers.

19. (20) "Survivor: Samoa," CBS, 11.69 million viewers.

20. (24) "The Amazing Race 15," CBS, 10.52 million viewers.

___

ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is a unit of News Corp.; NBC is owned by General Electric Co.