Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 28, 2008

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 14th week of the 2008-09 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household, 18-49, and 25-54 ratings are provided, as are final viewership figures (most to three digits). The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week, and the third charts have DVR ratings for select broadcast programs and the top 10 cable programs.

Broadcast ratings:

Program	HH	A18-49	A25-54	Viewers (millions)
20/20	3.4/6	1.6/5	2.0/6	5.672
60 MINUTES	8.7/15	2.8/8	3.8/10	14.110
ABC'S THE LIST	2.0/3	0.9/3	1.2/3	2.897
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	3.5/6	1.9/6	2.3/6	5.932
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY	3.2/5	1.8/5	2.0/5	5.696
DEAL OR NO DEAL CHRISTMAS	3.8/8	1.6/5	2.0/6	6.524
FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS	1.0/2	0.6/2	0.7/2	1.844
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2008	4.2/7	1.1/4	1.5/4	6.428
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS-TUE	3.5/6	2.3/8	2.7/8	6.524
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE	3.0/7	1.6/6	2.1/7	5.292
MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD	6.3/10	2.0/5	2.7/6	9.836
MIRACLE-SAT	1.9/4	0.9/3	1.0/3	3.02
MOMMA'S BOYS	3.3/5	1.7/5	2.1/5	5.012
NBA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL	5.3/14	3.6/16	4.0/15	9.98
PRISON BREAK	3.2/5	1.9/5	2.1/5	4.976
REDISCOVERED	2.9/5	1.4/4	1.8/5	4.605
SHREK THE HALLS	3.7/6	1.8/6	2.2/6	6.510
STORY OF SANTA CLAUS	0.7/2	0.5/2	0.5/2	1.573
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	9.0/15	5.4/15	6.4/15	14.847
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA	2.6/6	1.3/5	1.6/5	4.567
THE LONGEST YARD-SAT	2.7/5	1.3/4	1.6/4	4.33
THE OT	4.8/8	2.9/9	3.1/8	7.625
THE SOUND OF MUSIC.	SIC.1/7	1.6/4	2.0/5	6.452
TODAY SHOW LOOKS BACK AT 2008	4.0/6	1.5/5	2.1/5	6.123
TOP CHEF: 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS	1.6/3	0.8/3	1.0/3	2.590
WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN	2.0/4	1.2/4	1.3/4	3.59

Cable ratings: 18-49 ratings are provided wherever available

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)	18-49 Rating
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (PACKERS/BEARS)	ESPN	13.803	5.0
COLL FTBL (WISCONSIN/FLORIDA STATE)	ESPN	7.059	2.0
COLL FTBL (MIAMI (FL)/CALIFORNIA)	ESPN	6.508	1.9
COLL FTBL (W VIRGINIA/N CAROLINA)	ESPN	5.881	1.7
COLL FTBL (BOISE STATE/TCU)	ESPN	5.061	-
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)-10P	USA	4.883	1.7
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)-9P	USA	4.650	1.7
A CHRISTMAS STORY-WED 8P	TBS	4.540	1.7
A CHRISTMAS STORY-WED 10P	TBS	4.332	1.7
COLL FTBL (HAWAII/NOTRE DAME)	ESPN	4.413	-
LEVERAGE	TNT	2.656	-
THE HILLS	MTV	2.6	-

• Viewership data was not available for 
• Crash (Starz)
• Real Housewives of OC (Bravo)
• A Kiss at Midnight (Hallmark)

DVR ratings:

Program	Live Viewers (millions)	L+SD Viewers (millions)	L+7 Increase (millions)	L+7 Viewers (millions)
60 MINUTES	13.664	14.110	0.613	14.277
HOW GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS	6.352	6.524	0.369	6.721
MOMMA’S BOYS	4.746	5.012	0.478	5.224
PRISON BREAK	4.574	4.976	1.111	5.685
SHREK THE HALLS-12/22(S)	6.460	6.510	0.524	6.984

Cable DVR:

Program	Live Viewers (millions)	L+7 Increase (millions)	L+7 Viewers (millions)
THE HILLS	2.176	1.004	3.180
LEVERAGE	2.335	1.000	3.335
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC	1.239	0.656	1.895
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	4.463	0.424	4.887
HOUSE	3.870	0.408	4.278
GIRLS NEXT DOOR	1.100	0.405	1.505
HOUSE	3.285	0.403	3.688
LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD	2.861	0.396	3.257
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	4.744	0.385	5.129
HOUSE	4.003	0.036	4.366

Source: Nielsen Media Research via TV by the Numbers, Media Life Magazine, Variety, PI Feedback, The Futon Critic, and Radio & Television Business Report