Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 26, 2004

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 14th week of the 2004-05 television broadcast season; most reruns are excluded from the list. Final household (HH) ratings, 18-49 ratings, and viewership (in millions) are provided in the first chart. The second chart includes data for cable programs that aired this week.

Broadcast ratings:

Show	Net	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	11.0/17	6.4/18	16.18
60 MINUTES	CBS	7.7/14	2.6/8	12.37
OCEAN'S 11-SUN	CBS	7.0/12	4.0/11	11.58
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	6.3/10	4.0/12	10.72
NYPD BLUE	ABC	6.9/11	3.5/10	10.38
THE SANTA CLAUSE-THU	ABC	6.1/11	3.2/10	10.37
THE BIGGEST LOSER	NBC	6.2/10	3.6/11	9.69
AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS-SUN	ABC	5.0/9	2.9/9	9.08
KENNEDY CENTER HONORS	CBS	5.9/9	1.8/5	8.48
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	5.5/10	2.5/7	8.24
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	5.0/9	1.9/6	7.48
THE SWAN	FOX	4.6/7	3.3/9	7.20
NANNY 911	FOX	4.3/7	2.8/8	6.99
THE SOUND OF MUSIC-SAT	ABC	4.0/8	2.2/7	6.90
TV GUIDE: GREATEST MOMENTS OF 2004	ABC	4.9/8	2.2/6	6.82
HOUSE	FOX	4.2/6	2.9/8	6.73
48 HOURS-SAT	CBS	-	1.6/5	6.20
FATHER OF THE PRIDE	NBC	3.9/6	2.3/6	6.16
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS-FRI	ABC	3.4/8	2.0/7	5.94
48 HOURS-FRI	CBS	3.4/8	1.5/5	5.30
A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS	ABC	3.6/6	1.3/4	5.26
WWE TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS	UPN	3.0/5	1.6/5	4.85
QUINTUPLETS	FOX	3.6/6	2.2/6	4.84
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL-FRI	NBC	2.6/6	1.4/5	4.38
THE REBEL BILLIONAIRE	FOX	1.9/3	1.2/4	2.82
HIGH SCHOOL REUNION	WB	1.9/3	1.3/3	2.81
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS	WB	1.1/2	0.8/2	1.60
THE MOUNTAIN	WB	0.8/1	0.5/1	1.10

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: BRONCOS/TITANS-SAT	ESPN	8.42
NFL: BROWNS/DOLPHINS	ESPN	7.61
SPONGEBOB	NICK	4.81
NFL PRIMETIME-SUN	ESPN	4.43
NBA: PACERS/PISTONS	ESPN	4.33
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.84
REAL GILLIGAN'S ISLAND	TBS	3.83
SPONGEBOB	NICK	3.70
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	SPIKE	3.54
LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.52
LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	3.51
LAW & ORDER	TNT	3.34
SPORTSCENTER-SUN	ESPN	3.12
PREMIUM CABLE
WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT	HBO	1.92
THE SOPRANOS-ENC	HBO	1.51
PORNUCOPIA	HBO	1.49
THE SOPRANOS-ENC	HBO	1.44
PORNUCOPIA	HBO	1.24

-Real Gilligan's Island (TBS) - 1.9/5 adults 18-49 rating/share

Cable 18-49:

not available this week

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available this week

CLICK TO SEE FULL WEEKLY 18-49 CHART

CLICK TO SEE FULL WEEKLY VIEWERSHIP CHART

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)