Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 19, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 13th week of the 2004-05 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final 18-49 ratings, and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart, but HH data was unavailable for this week. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	9.9/23	22.34
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	7.5/19	20.54
60 MINUTES	CBS	5.0/13	18.55
THE APPRENTICE	NBC	7.8/21	16.94
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	5.8/14	16.22
CSI: NY	CBS	5.4/15	15.60
COLD CASE	CBS	3.5/8	14.81
NCIS	CBS	3.4/9	14.64
NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	5.3/15	13.80
BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	5.0/12	12.69
THE WEST WING	NBC	3.9/10	12.53
FALLEN ANGEL	CBS	2.9/7	11.51
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	3.7/10	11.33
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	3.9/10	11.19
JUDGING AMY	FOX	2.9/8	11.18
THE BIGGEST LOSER	NBC	4.6/12	11.01
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	4.1/10	10.73
LISTEN UP	CBS	3.4/9	10.34
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	2.6/7	10.33
NYPD BLUE	ABC	3.4/9	10.32
DOG FOR CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN	ABC	3.2/9	10.27
STILL STANDING	CBS	3.2/9	10.10
KING OF QUEENS	CBS	3.7/10	9.84
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE	CBS	3.3/8	9.18
WIFE SWAP	ABC	3.8/10	9.13
JAG	CBS	1.9/6	9.03
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS	ABC	2.7/8	8.95
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER	CBS	2.8/10	8.94
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	3.2/8	8.93
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS-THU	ABC	2.7/8	8.62
48 HOURS-SAT	CBS	2.4/7	8.59
20/20	ABC	2.4/8	8.19
TRADING SPOUSES	FOX	3.5/9	8.17
THE SWAN	FOX	3.4/8	7.53
NANNY 911	FOX	3.1/8	7.48
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	2.4/8	7.15
8 SIMPLE RULES	ABC	1.9/7	7.09
60 MINUTES	CBS	1.6/5	7.03
MOVIE: SECRET SANTA-FRI	NBC	1.7/6	6.94
HOUSE	FOX	2.6/7	6.91
NATIONAL LAMPOON CHRISTMAS-SAT	NBC	2.6/9	6.88
48 HOURS-FRI	CBS	2.0/7	6.83
REMEMBER THE TITANS-SAT	ABC	2.3/7	6.63
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	FOX	2.3/7	6.55
COMPLETE SAVAGES	ABC	2.0/7	6.54
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL	UPN	2.9/8	6.47
LESS THAN PERFECT	ABC	2.2/7	6.31
THE OC	FOX	2.7/8	6.27
THAT 70S SHOW	FOX	3.0/9	6.17
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	1.7/5	5.63
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT	FOX	2.8/7	5.62
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	1.9/5	5.32
QUINTUPLETS	FOX	2.3/6	5.12
LIFE OF LUXURY	ABC	1.3/4	4.80
THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS-SAT	CBS	1.3/5	4.75
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	2.3/5	4.68
KING OF THE HILL	FOX	2.2/5	4.46
POPEYE'S VOYAGE-FRI	FOX	1.6/5	4.17
MOVIE: WIZARD OF OZ	WB	1.5/4	4.05
NORTH SHORE	FOX	1.6/4	3.74
THE REBEL BILLIONAIRE	FOX	1.6/4	3.64
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	1.5/4	3.62
JINGLE BALL ROCK '04	FOX	1.3/4	3.24
EVE	UPN	1.4/4	3.19
ALL OF US	UPN	1.4/4	3.17
KEVIN HILL	UPN	1.4/4	3.15
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT	ABC	1.1/3	3.15
ONE ON ONE	UPN	1.3/4	2.87
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	1.3/3	2.78
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS-WED	WB	1.1/3	2.28
MOVIE: CROSSROADS-THU	WB	0.9/2	2.27
VERONICA MARS	UPN	0.9/2	1.97

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: COLTS/RAVENS-SUN	ESPN	12.084
NFL: PANTHERS/FALCONS-SAT	ESPN	7.584
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	4.755
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	4.664
SPORTSCENTER-SUN	ESPN	4.449
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.173
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.103
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.968
LEGEND OF EARTHSEA PART 2	SCI-FI	3.92
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.908
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	3.85
SPORTSCENTER-SAT	ESPN	3.830
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.76
LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.58
LEGEND OF EARTHSEA PART 1	SCI-FI	3.43
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET	AMC	2.7
REAL GILLIGAN'S ISLAND	TBS	2.5
UNLOCKING DA VINCI'S CODE	GEO	1.3
A VERY GOTTI CHRISTMAS	A&E	0.943
PREMIUM CABLE
THE WIRE	HBO	2.04
THE LAST SAMURAI	HBO	1.96
MYSTIC RIVER	HBO	1.71
PORNUCOPIA	HBO	1.60
PORNUCOPIA	HBO	1.52

-NFL: Colts/Ravens (ESPN) - 5.1/13 adults 18-49 rating/share

-Legend of Earthsea Part 1 (Sci-Fi) - 1.3/3

Cable 18-49:

not available this week

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available this week

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via The Los Angeles Times, CBS Press Express, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, and Marc Berman's Programming Insider (MediaWeek)