Nielsen Media Research Top 10- Broadcast Primetime- Week of Oct. 17-23, 2005
BROADCAST PRIMETIME- Week of Oct. 17-23, 2005
| Rank* | Program | Network | Household Rating** | Total Viewers*** |
| 1 | CSI | CBS | 17.7 | 19,517,000 |
| 2 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 15.9 | 17,506,000 |
| 3 | Without a Trace | CBS | 13.4 | 14,788,000 |
| 4 | Lost | ABC | 12.7 | 13,974,000 |
| 5 | Grey's
Anatomy | ABC | 12.1 | 13,340,000 |
| 6 | CSI:
Miami | CBS | 11.9 | 13,085,000 |
| 7 | NCIS | CBS | 11.6 | 12,763,000 |
| 8 | Fox
World Series Game 2 | FOX | 11.1 | 12,190,000 |
| 9 | Commander
In Chief | ABC | 10.7 | 11,836,000 |
| 10 | 60
Minutes | CBS | 10.6 | 11,723,000 |
*Rank is based on U.S. Household Rating % from Nielsen Media Research's National People Meter Sample
**A household Rating is the estimate of the size of a television audience relative to the total universe, expressed as a percentage.
As of September 20, 2004, there are an estimated 109.6 million television households in the U.S. A single national household ratings point represents 1%, or 1,096,000 households.
***Total viewers includes all persons over the age of two.
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Posted by William Hungerford at October 26, 2005 10:16 AM