Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending September 24, 2006

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the first week of the 2006-07 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household, 18-49, and viewership figures are provided. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Program	HH	A18-49	Viewers (millions)
20/20-FRI	5.4/10	2.2/7	7.49
48 HOURS MYSTERY	5.5/10	2.4/8	7.85
60 MINUTES	8.2/14	2.3/7	12.15
AMAZING RACE 10	6.4/10	3.5/9	10.57
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	4.3/8	2.6/8	6.75
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL	3.3/5	2.6/7	5.26
AMERICAN DAD	5.1/8	4.3/10	8.36
BIGGEST LOSER 3	4.7/7	3.1/9	7.18
BONES	4.7/8	2.5/8	7.55
BOSTON LEGAL	7.5/12	3.4/9	11.28
BROTHERS & SISTERS	10.5/17	6.0/15	15.69
CELEBRITY DUETS-FRIDAY	2.5/4	1.4/4	3.61
CELEBRITY DUETS-THURSDAY	2.4/3	1.2/3	3.35
CLOSE TO HOME	7.7/13	3.0/9	11.94
COLD CASE	10.0/15	4.1/9	16.27
COPS	3.3/6	2.1/8	5.61
CRIMINAL MINDS	10.2/16	4.5/12	15.65
CSI	13.7/21	7.7/18	22.57
CSI: MIAMI	11.4/18	5.8/15	17.62
CSI: NY	10.7/18	5.0/14	16.11
DANCING W/STARS RESULTS	10.2/17	3.7/11	15.03
DANCING WITH THE STARS	12.1/18	5.2/14	18.17
DATELINE FRI	5.6/10	3.2/10	8.71
DATELINE-SAT	4.5/8	1.9/7	6.26
DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI	7.4/14	3.4/12	11.71
DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	9.6/14	5.0/13	15.76
DEAL OR NO DEAL-THU	6.6/10	3.6/9	10.31
DEAL OR NO DEAL-TUE	6.8/11	3.4/10	10.77
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	14.7/21	9.6/21	24.09
E.R.	10.0/16	6.8/18	15.59
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED. (8PM)	9.8/15	6.4/16	17.49
FAMILY GUY	5.7/8	4.7/11	9.66
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN	2.4/4	1.3/4	3.70
GHOST WHISPERER	6.5/12	3.2/11	10.33
GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM	15.8/24	11.0/26	25.41
HAPPY HOUR	3.0/5	1.7/4	4.40
HOUSE	8.3/13	5.9/17	13.67
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	6.8/10	3.8/10	10.48
JERICHO	7.6/12	3.4/10	11.66
JUSTICE	3.7/6	1.9/5	5.58
KIDNAPPED	5.1/9	2.8/8	7.59
LAW AND ORDER	7.3/13	3.6/11	11.07
LAW AND ORDER: CRIM INTENT	7.6/11	4.0/10	11.57
LAW AND ORDER: SVU	9.6/16	5.2/14	14.55
MEN IN TREES	5.6/10	2.4/8	8.32
MY NAME IS EARL	5.7/9	3.8/11	8.86
NANNY 911	2.6/5	1.4/5	3.60
NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	10.0/16	6.1/15	15.63
NCIS	8.5/13	3.4/10	13.48
NUMB3RS	7.3/13	3.1/10	11.35
OFFICE	5.6/9	4.3/11	9.11
OLD CHRISTINE	8.0/12	4.2/10	12.01
PRISON BREAK	5.7/9	3.9/11	9.55
SHARK	9.7/16	4.1/11	14.74
SIMPSONS	5.9/9	4.8/12	9.72
SIX DEGREES	8.2/14	5.4/14	12.56
SMITH	7.3/12	3.6/10	11.00
STANDOFF	5.0/7	3.2/8	7.76
STUDIO 60	8.6/14	5.0/13	13.41
SUPERNANY	4.3/7	2.9/7	6.18
SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS	9.8/16	6.5/18	17.43
THE CLASS	6.9/11	3.6/10	10.48
TIL DEATH	3.9/6	2.2/7	5.78
TWO AND A HALF MEN	9.7/14	5.0/12	15.09
UNIT, THE	7.5/11	3.4/9	11.81
VANISHED	4.8/7	2.7/9	7.46
WAR AT HOME	4.0/6	3.2/7	6.61
WIFE SWAP (8PM)	4.5/7	2.9/8	6.70
WIFE SWAP (9PM)	5.2/8	2.9/7	8.04
WITHOUT A TRACE	11.1/18	4.8/12	17.56

Cable ratings: available 18-49 ratings are provided below the table

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: STEELERS/JAGUARS	ESPN	13.325
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	4.937
NEXTEL RACING FR/DOVER	TNT	4.712
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	4.555
DOG: THE FAMILY SPEAKS	A&E	4.488
SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY	DISNEY	4.417
MOVIE: PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN	USA	4.376
SPORTSCENTER	ESPN	3.940
SPY KIDS 2: ISLANDS/LOST	DISNEY	3.610
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.562
ZOEY 101	NICK	3.482
NIP TUCK	FX	3.451
COLL FTBL: WISCONSIN/MICHIGAN	ESPN	3.369
FINDING NEMO	DISNEY	3.342
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.016
MILLION DOLLAR LISTING	BRAVO	0.361

• Available 18-49 ratings:
• Monday Night Football: 5.4
• Dog: The Family Speaks (A&E): 2.2/6
• Million Dollar Listing (Bravo): 0.2 (274K)
• Viewership data was not available for 
• Weeds (Showtime)
• Brotherhood (Showtime)
• Eureka (Sci-Fi)
• Stargate: Atlantis (Sci-Fi)
• The Wire (HBO)

Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Futon Critic, Media Life Magazine, Variety, and The Associated Press