• Leading out of CBS' late-running Chargers-Steelers game coverage, Steve Kroft's sit-down with president-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, gave 60 Minutes its largest audience since at least 1999 — 24.5 million total viewers. That number could swell once the markets which broke in at 8 pm/ET with The Amazing Race are factored out.
• NBC won the night with its coverage of the Cowboys-'Skins game, which averaged 17 mil.
• CBS placed second for the night with Amazing Race (12.25 million), Cold Case (12 mil) and The Unit (9.8 mil).
• While ABC's Desperate Housewives (16.5 mi) enjoyed a week-to-week gain of 840 thou, Extreme Makeover (10.2 million viewers) and Brothers & Sisters (10.07 mil) each dipped.
• Fox's The Simpsons (8.52 mil, +360K), King of the Hill (seven mil, +250K) and American Dad (6.78 mil, +170K) all saw increases, while Family Guy held steady at 8.52 mil.
Monday Ratings: CSI: Miami Es en Fuego!
8 pm/ET
Entering its penultimate week, Dancing with the Stars averaged 19.73 million total viewers over its 90-minute run. Combining for second place, CBS' Big Bang Theory (9.7 mil) dropped 300K from last week's series high, while How I Met Your Mother scored a season-high 9.84 mil. At 6.8 mil, Chuck was up nine percent, while Terminator tacked on 120 thou to hit 5.3 mil. Gossip Girl dipped 112K to hit a new series low of 2.88 mil.
9 pm
Two and a Half Men delivered a season's best 15.23 million, while lead-out Worst Week (10.37 mil) gained 650K. Samantha Who? (11.12 mil) was up a hair. Heroes slipped 240K to redefine its series low: 7.59 mil. It was followed by Prison Break (5.89 mil, up nine percent) and Tree Hill (2.73 mil, a measly audience in any era).
10 pm
CSI: Miami marked 150 episodes by surging 13 percent week-to-week to hit 15.39 million, its largest audience since the season opener. Boston Legal dropped 370K, to 8.43 mil, while the recently cancelled Worst Enemy spied a new worst: 3.99 mil.
Tuesday Ratings: House Parties, Stone Sinks
8 pm/ET
NCIS dropped 10 percent from last week's all-time high to win the hour with 17.98 million total viewers. Though House placed second in the time slot in viewers (drawing thirteen million ... Thirteen, heh), the medical drama dominated all Tuesday programming in the demos. Dancing with the Stars' recap show delivered 11.8 mil, enjoying 13 percent growth week-to-week. Behind Biggest Loser (7.84 mil), 90210 saw a gain of 210 thousand, hitting 2.94 mil.
9 pm
Dancing with the Stars' penultimate results show drew 17.5 million viewers, a surge of 1.1 mil. The Mentalist placed second with 15.83 mil, dipping 630K from last week's series high. Fringe claimed third with 9.36 mil (up 480K), but topped the hour in the demos. Poor Privileged shed 290 thou, dropping to 1.58 mil.
10 pm
Without a Trace lost 340,000 heads but still bested SVU, 11.86 mil to 10.18 mil. (Stabler & Co., however, copped the best demos.) Eli Stone not only dropped again (to 6.87 mil), but for a consecutive week was stymied by significant audience erosion over the course of the hour, to the tune of 31 percent.
Wednesday Ratings: Christine and Gary Fly High, Daisies Disappoints
8 pm/ET
Bones won the hour and topped the demos, delivering 10.73 million total viewers (dipping 150K from last week's season high). Securing second was CBS' sitcombo of Old Christine (8.09 mil, +18 percent) and Gary Unmarried (8.14 mil, +21 percent), both of which surged to season highs. Knight Rider rode third with 5.12 mil.
Here's where it gets sad. Despite a wave of well-wishes from its fans, Pushing Daisies mustered a mere 4.86 mil, fumbling 27 percent of its most recent audience — which, yes, was inflated by the Obamamercial — but also plunging 14 percent from the outing prior to that. Sources had been saying that the series is kaput; sources would now seem to be right.
Top Model's season-ender delivered the series' best audience in nearly a year — 4.8 million viewers.
9 pm
Criminal Minds soared 11 percent to win the hour with 16.38 million viewers. Private Practice (7.14 mil) dropped wildly from its last outing — which, mind you, had a DWTS results show for a lead-in — while Life (5.32 mil) slid 510 thousand. Stylista (2.16 mil) gained 430K.
10 pm
CSI: NY's big Mac attack flirted with 14 million viewers (up 20 percent week-to-week), while Law & Order (7.58 mil) dipped 320K. ABC's other Wednesday bubble show, Dirty Sexy Money (5.63 mil), dipped 10 percent.
Thursday Ratings: Big Turnout for Smallville Wedding
8 pm/ET
Survivor topped the hour with 12.6 million total viewers, slipping 400K week-to-week. Ugly Betty followed with 8.3 mil (dropping 10 percent). NBC's Earl (6.75 mil) dipped 250 thou, but Kath & Kim (5.47 mil) claimed 470K extra heads. Stealing fourth place from Kitchen Nightmares, Smallville's thoroughly crashed wedding saw 4.77 million people RSVP, quite possibly setting a new season high. (This Thursday's CW ratings "asterisk"comes to us courtesy of the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh NFL game.)
9 pm
Business as usual: CSI (18.4 million viewers, down 570 thou) drew the biggest audience, Grey's Anatomy (15.74 mil, its best numbers since the season-opener) dominated the demos. In third, The Office (8.4) inched up 220K from last week's season low, while 30 Rock (7.3 mil) lost another 210 thou. Supernatural, at 4.03 mil, appears to be up a bit over last week. Reminder: No new Smallville or Supe' until Jan. 15.
10 pm
Eleventh Hour dropped nine percent but still bested ER for the No. 1 spot — 10.67 mil to 9.15 mil. Life on Mars, which just got an additional episode order and is moving to Wednesdays in 2009, fell 11 percent, to a smidge under eight mil.
Friday Ratings: 20/20 Feels the Love, Ghost Story Still Strong
8 pm/ET
The unspooling saga of Ghost Whisperer's Jim had 11.36 million viewers enrapt, dipping just 300K from last week's season high. 5th Grader (six mil) placed second, up 11 percent week-to-week, followed by Deal or No Deal (5.7 mil) and Wife Swap (4.78 mil). Both the CW's Chris (1.78 mil) and The Game (1.62 mil) slipped a hair.
9 pm
Taking a cue from NCIS, a repeat of The Mentalist was a warmed-over force to be reckoned with, topping the whole night with 11.6 million viewers. NBC's Crusoe, which is due to set sail for Saturdays soon (say that 10 times fast!), plunged 16 percent, to 3.5 mil.
10 pm
Regaining a strong lead-in, Numbers notched a 21-percent surge, winning its time slot with 11.23 million viewers. Placing second was 20/20's sit-down with "Spitzer girl" Ashley Dupre, which at 8.24 mil represented a season high for the ABC news mag. (Just leave a twenty on the dresser, thanks.) Lipstick Jungle (3.33 mil), which is on its way to a Fridays-at-9 slot, dipped seven percent.
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