Obama is week's biggest audience draw
Published: Thu, Nov. 20, 2008 12:00AM
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closeA president-elect and a Navy investigator -- one real and the other one fictional -- are ratings "sweeps" month stars at CBS.
Barack Obama's "60 Minutes" interview Sunday drew the biggest audience for any prime-time network program this season, according to Nielsen Media Research. The newsmagazine also won last week. It hasn't been the most popular show in back-to-back weeks since 1992-93.
"NCIS," featuring Mark Harmon's Navy character, drew the biggest audience in the show's six-year history last week. The show steadily built its audience during summer repeats and has kept newcomers this fall, despite tough time slot competition from "House" on Fox.
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Nielsen's Top 10
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Nov. 10-16, in millions.
1. "60 Minutes," CBS, 25.1
2. "NBC Sunday Night Football: Dallas at Washington," NBC, 19.3
3. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.1
4. "NCIS," CBS, 18.7
5. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 18.7
6. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 16.8
7. "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 16.6
8. "The Mentalist," CBS, 16.6
9. "Country Music Association Awards," ABC, 15.9
10. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 14.9
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