Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending January 15, 2006

Below are the Nielsen ratings for the 17th 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	6.8/11	3.4/10	9.98
24-8P	FOX	10.1/15	7.3/16	17.013
24-9P	FOX	8.9/13	6.7/14	15.477
60 MINUTES	CBS	6.5/10	1.9/5	10.03
ACCORDING TO JIM	ABC	4.9/8	2.6/7	7.50
AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS	CBS	16.1/28	9.8/27	26.254
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED	NBC	4.7/8	3.1/8	7.42
BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-THU	WB	3.1/5	2.3/6	4.95
BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-WED	WB	1.7/3	1.2/3	2.61
BOSTON LEGAL	ABC	7.4/12	3.3/9	11.21
CHARMED	WB	2.3/3	1.5/3	3.47
CLOSE TO HOME	CBS	7.4/12	2.9/8	11.20
COLD CASE	CBS	9.2/14	3.7/8	14.605
COMMANDER IN CHIEF	ABC	7.4/11	2.8/7	11.40
COPS	FOX	4.9/9	3.2/9	7.43
CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	10.3/15	3.6/8	15.916
CRITIC'S CHOICE AWARDS	WB	2.0/3	1.1/3	2.84
CROSSING JORDAN	NBC	7.0/11	3.6/8	10.83
CRUMBS	ABC	8.1/12	3.6/9	11.81
CSI: MIAMI	CBS	13.0/21	6.6/17	20.147
DANCING WITH THE STARS-FRI	ABC	8.8/15	3.3/10	13.660
DANCING WITH THE STARS-THU	ABC	11.4/18	4.6/12	17.364
DATELINE-FRI	NBC	6.7/11	3.0/9	9.90
DATELINE-SUN	NBC	4.1/6	1.3/3	6.02
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES	ABC	13.9/20	9.5/20	22.520
E-RING	NBC	5.4/8	2.3/6	8.35
EMILY'S REASONS WHY NOT	ABC	4.4/6	2.8/7	6.26
ER	NBC	10.2/17	6.7/17	15.404
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.-7P	ABC	5.6/9	3.5/9	9.23
EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED.-8P	ABC	9.0/13	6.4/14	15.565
FEAR FACTOR	NBC	4.4/7	2.9/8	7.17
FOUR KINGS	NBC	6.0/9	4.5/12	9.12
GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	7.1/12	3.2/10	10.92
GILMORE GIRLS	WB	4.0/6	2.5/7	5.79
GREY'S ANATOMY	ABC	12.1/19	8.6/20	18.974
HOUSE	FOX	9.2/14	5.7/14	14.826
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	7.5/11	4.2/11	11.49
IN JUSTICE	ABC	5.5/9	2.8/8	8.74
INVASION	ABC	6.2/10	3.9/10	9.65
JAKE IN PROGRESS	ABC	4.0/6	2.5/6	5.58
JESSE STONE: NIGHT PASSAGE	CBS	8.7/13	2.6/6	13.945
LAS VEGAS	NBC	7.8/12	4.1/10	12.27
LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT	NBC	6.9/10	3.6/8	10.82
LAW & ORDER: SVU	NBC	9.8/16	5.6/14	14.718
LIVING WITH FRAN	WB	1.5/2	0.9/3	1.95
LOST-8P	ABC	8.5/13	5.1/13	13.520
LOST-9P	ABC	11.9/18	8.5/20	20.557
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE	FOX	2.4/4	1.7/6	3.80
MEDIUM	NBC	7.6/12	4.2/10	11.39
MOST OUTRAGEOUS MOMENTS	NBC	4.3/7	2.3/7	6.85
MY NAME IS EARL	NBC	7.7/11	5.9/14	12.49
NANNY 911	FOX	3.5/5	2.2/5	5.36
NCIS	CBS	10.8/17	4.0/11	17.193
NUMB3RS	CBS	8.4/14	3.7/10	12.980
ONE TREE HILL	WB	2.2/3	1.5/4	3.23
OUT OF PRACTICE	CBS	9.1/13	4.7/11	13.736
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS	CBS	6.7/10	3.4/8	9.75
PRIMETIME THURSDAY	ABC	6.5/11	3.0/8	9.15
REBA	WB	2.5/4	1.5/4	3.65
RODNEY	ABC	4.7/7	2.6/7	7.23
SCRUBS-9:00P	NBC	4.4/7	3.3/8	6.87
SCRUBS-9:30P	NBC	4.5/7	3.5/8	6.87
SMALLVILLE	WB	3.3/5	2.4/6	5.45
SOUTH BEACH	UPN	1.5/2	0.9/2	2.13
STACKED	FOX	2.8/4	2.0/5	4.31
STILL STANDING	CBS	5.6/9	2.7/7	8.44
SUPERNATURAL	WB	2.8/4	1.7/4	4.23
SURFACE	NBC	5.4/8	2.5/7	8.35
THAT '70S SHOW	FOX	3.3/5	2.5/6	5.15
THE BACHELOR	ABC	4.7/7	2.7/7	6.24
THE BERNIE MAC SHOW	FOX	2.5/4	1.8/6	3.82
THE BIGGEST LOSER	NBC	4.4/6	2.7/6	6.43
THE BOOK OF DANIEL	NBC	4.7/8	2.2/6	6.87
THE KING OF QUEENS	CBS	7.9/12	4.1/11	12.11
THE O.C.	FOX	3.4/5	2.4/7	5.13
THE OFFICE	NBC	6.5/10	5.1/12	10.27
THE WEST WING	NBC	4.1/6	1.6/4	6.36
TRADING SPOUSES	FOX	3.5/6	2.6/7	5.52
TWINS	WB	2.1/3	1.3/4	2.96
TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	10.8/16	5.9/14	17.202
U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMP-SAT	ABC	4.7/8	1.7/5	6.98
WIFE SWAP	ABC	7.1/11	4.4/12	11.01
WILL & GRACE	NBC	6.5/10	4.4/12	9.69
WWE SMACKDOWN	UPN	3.1/5	1.9/6	5.29
YES, DEAR	CBS	5.5/8	3.0/8	8.40

Cable ratings:

Show	NET	Viewers (millions)
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	5.62
WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	5.52
MONK	USA	5.40
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9:30A	NICK	4.57
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10A	NICK	4.42
SPONGEBOB-SUN 9:30A	NICK	4.06
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10A	NICK	4.00
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SAT 10:30A	NICK	3.90
DRAKE & JOSH MOVIE-SUN 11A	NICK	3.83
SPONGEBOB-SAT 9A	NICK	3.81
DRAKE & JOSH-MON 5:30P	NICK	3.79
FAIRLY ODD PARENTS-SUN 10:30A	NICK	3.60
THE SHIELD	FX	3.42
DRAKE & JOSH MOVIE-TUE 7P	NICK	3.21
FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD	LIF	3.2
ROLLERGIRLS	A&E	0.631

-Viewership data not available for:

• Wildfire (ABC Family)
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo)
• Project Runway (Bravo)
• Real World/Road Rules (MTV)
• Stargate SG-1 (Sci-Fi)
• Stargate Atlantis (Sci-Fi)
• Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi)
• Masters of Horror (Showtime)
• The L Word (Showtime)

Cable 18-49:

Show	NET	18-49 (000s)
WWE Entertainment-9p	USA	2744
WWE Entertainment-10p	USA	2689
The Shield	FX	2247
Real World/Road Rules	MTV	2026
Monk	USA	1992
Pretty Woman-Sun	TBS	1869
NFL Countdown	ESPN	1681
Underworld-Sat	TNT	1485
CSI	SPK	1497
Battlestar Galactica	SCI	1464

-The Shield (FX) - 1.7/5 adults 18-49 rating/share

-Real World/Road Rules (MTV) - 1.6

-Monk (USA) - 1.5/4

-Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi) - 1.1

Weekly Top Kids Ratings:

not available this week

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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, and the Associated Press