Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending December 18, 2005

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 13th week of the 2005-06 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: chart is organized alphabetically by program title

Show	Net	HH Rating	18-49 Rating	Viewers (millions)
20/20	ABC	4.9/8	2.2/7	6.83
48 HOURS	CBS	3.3/6	1.6/5	5.66
60 MINUTES	CBS	8.6/15	2.7/8	12.920
7TH HEAVEN	WB	4.2/6	2.5/7	6.48
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS-FRI	ABC	5.0/9	2.7/9	8.55
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	5.3/9	2.9/8	7.89
ALIAS	ABC	3.8/6	2.3/6	5.64
ALL OF US	UPN	2.4/4	1.4/4	3.77
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	NBC	4.3/8	2.8/9	6.87
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL	UPN	2.1/4	1.4/4	3.26
AMERICAN DAD	FOX	-	3.8/9	7.84
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT-8P	FOX	2.4/4	1.9/5	3.91
BONES	FOX	4.5/7	2.9/8	7.12
BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	6.6/10	3.1/8	9.861
BROKAW REPORT-SUN	NBC	4.3/7	1.5/4	6.06
CLOSE TO HOME	CBS	7.1/12	2.8/9	11.337
COLD CASE	CBS	9.8/15	3.7/10	15.219
COPS	FOX	3.3/5	2.2/8	5.38
CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	9.9/15	4.7/12	15.226
CSI: NY	CBS	10.8/18	5.5/15	16.487
CUTS	UPN	1.8/3	1.1/3	2.66
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	6.1/11	2.4/8	8.82
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	4.3/7	1.4/4	6.07
ELTON JONH: RED PIANO-MON	NBC	5.6/8	2.4/7	8.32
EVE	UPN	1.9/3	1.0/3	2.73
EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS	UPN	3.2/5	1.9/5	4.95
FAMILY GUY	FOX	5.0/7	4.1/10	7.50
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	5.3/9	3.4/9	8.37
FREDDIE	ABC	5.0/8	3.0/9	7.48
FROSTY RETURNS-SAT	CBS	3.9/7	2.4/8	6.95
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN-SAT	CBS	4.5/8	3.0/10	8.10
GEORGE LOPEZ	ABC	4.7/8	2.3/7	7.16
GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	6.9/13	3.0/10	10.889
GIRLFRIENDS	UPN	2.6/4	1.7/4	3.82
HALF & HALF	UPN	2.4/4	1.5/4	3.59
HOPE & FAITH	ABC	5.5/9	3.0/8	8.02
HOT PROPERTIES	ABC	3.1/5	1.6/5	4.47
HOUSE	FOX	9.4/14	5.2/13	14.647
JOEY	NBC	5.5/9	3.4/9	7.99
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	7.6/12	3.6/9	11.197
LOVE, INC.	UPN	2.0/3	1.1/3	2.97
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	2.1/4	1.2/4	3.17
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL	ABC	10.0/16	5.1/15	13.566
NANNY 911	FOX	3.7/6	2.5/6	5.81
NCIS	CBS	10.9/17	4.2/12	17.114
NUMB3RS	CBS	7.7/13	3.4/11	11.957
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS-SUN	ABC	5.3/9	2.1/6	8.41
ONE ON ONE	UPN	2.2/3	1.3/4	3.43
PETER JENNINGS REPORTING-THU	ABC	4.4/7	1.8/5	6.33
RELATED	WB	2.3/4	1.5/4	3.27
REUNION	FOX	2.4/4	1.7/4	3.54
ROBBIE THE REINDEER	CBS	3.0/5	1.7/5	5.25
STACKED	FOX	3.0/5	1.9/6	4.32
STILL STANDING	CBS	4.6/8	2.2/7	6.97
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	3.9/6	2.8/9	6.13
THE AMAZING RACE	CBS	7.1/11	4.7/12	11.505
THE APPRENTICE	NBC	8.1/13	5.7/15	12.814
THE APPRENTICE: MARTHA STEWART	NBC	4.0/6	2.1/6	5.74
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	2.3/4	1.5/5	3.51
THE CHRISTMAS BLESSING-SUN	CBS	9.0/14	3.2/8	13.849
THE O.C.	FOX	3.8/6	2.7/8	6.22
THE OT	FOX	5.7/10	3.6/11	8.48
THE SANTA CLAUSE-THU	ABC	6.0/9	3.4/9	10.02
THE SIMPSONS	FOX	5.9/9	4.9/13	9.93
THE WAR AT HOME	FOX	4.6/7	3.9/10	7.84
TRADING SPOUSES	FOX	4.2/6	2.8/7	6.27
WIFE SWAP	ABC	5.1/9	3.1/9	7.68
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	3.0/5	1.6/5	4.75
YES, DEAR	CBS	5.1/8	2.7/8	7.96

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
NFL: ATLANTA/CHICAGO-SUN	ESPN	10.45
NFL: DENVER/BUFFALO-SAT	ESPN	6.00
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	5.14
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	5.09
FORREST GUMP-SUN 8P	TBS	4.47
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:30A	NICK	4.42
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS	NICK	4.02
SPONGEBOB-MON 5P	NICK	3.99
NFL PRIMETIME-SUN 7:30P	ESPN	3.81
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9A	NICK	3.73
MEET THE SANTAS	HALL	3.6
RUGRATS	NICK	3.4
WILLY WONKA/CHOCOLATE FACTORY	FAM	3.4
SLEEPER CELL-SUN	SHO	0.309

-Viewership data not available for:

• Real World/Road Rules (MTV)
• Wanted (TNT)
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo)
• Project Runway (Bravo)
• Nip/Tuck (FX)
• Masters of Horror (Showtime)
• Sleeper Cell (Showtime) - Mon, Tue, Wed

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
NFL: Falcons/Bears	ESPN	5316
Forrest Gump	TBS	2769
NFL: Broncos/Bills	ESPN	2641
WWE Entertainment	USA	2628
WWE Entertainment	USA	2482
Nip/Tuck	FX	2425
NFL Primetime	ESPN	2209
Sportscenter	ESPN	2116
Sportscenter-Sat 12am	ESPN	2032
Real World/Road Rules	MTV	1980

-NFL: Falcons/Bears (ESPN) - 4.1 adults 18-49 rating

-NFL: Broncos/Bills (ESPN) - 2.0

-Nip/Tuck (FX) - 1.9

-Real World/Road Rules (MTV) - 1.5

Weekly Top Kids Ratings: only available in viewership form for the top 10 programs this week

Show	NET	9-14 (000s)
Drake & Josh (12/13; 5:30p)	NICK	1330
Drake & Josh (12/17; 8:30p)	NICK	1300
Drake & Josh (12/12; 5:30p)	NICK	1254
SpongeBob SquarePants (12/13; 5p)	NICK	1229
That’s So Raven (12/16; 7:30p)	DSNY	1204
Drake & Josh (12/15; 5:30p)	NICK	1202
That’s So Raven (12/12; 7:30p)	DSNY	1155
Rugrats (12/15; 8p)	NICK	1149
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (12/16; 10p)	DSNY	1146
SpongeBob SquarePants (12/12; 5p)	NICK	1123
Show	NET	12-17 (000s)
Family Guy (12/18; 9:19-9:50p)	FOX	1095
American Dad (12/18; 9:50-10:19p)	FOX	1032
NFL various teams/times (12/18; 1:03p)	CBS	942
Simpsons (12/18; 8p)	FOX	915
War at Home (12/18; 8:30p)	FOX	888
The O.C. (12/15; 8-9:02p)	FOX	751
Drake & Josh (12/13; 5:30p)	NICK	743
SpongeBob SquarePants (12/13; 5p)	NICK	741
House (12/13; 9p)	FOX	738
Family Guy (12/18; 9:19-9:50p)	ADSM	702

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Source: Nielsen Media Research via ABC Medianet, Media Life Magazine, Variety, TV Tango, The Hollywood Reporter, The Futon Critic, USA Today, Cynopsis, and the Associated Press