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[12/21/11 - 10:56 AM]
CBS Presents Television's Year-End Lists of Top Rated Shows in a Variety of Categories
CBS spins the numbers for the season to date.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS Ratings Extra...

CBS PRESENTS TELEVISION'S YEAR-END LISTS OF TOP RATED SHOWS IN A VARIETY OF CATEGORIES (Source: Nielsen Season-to-Date Most Current)

COMEDY (VIEWERS)
1. TWO AND A HALF MEN 18.99m
2. THE BIG BANG THEORY 16.17m
3. Modern Family 15.07m
4. 2 BROKE GIRLS 13.62m
5. MIKE & MOLLY 13.57m

COMEDY (ADULTS 18-49)
1. TWO AND A HALF MEN 6.9/17
2. Modern Family 6.5/17
3. THE BIG BANG THEORY 5.7/17
4. 2 BROKE GIRLS 5.4/13
5. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 5.2/14

DRAMA (VIEWERS)
1. NCIS 21.47m
2. NCIS: LOS ANGELES 17.44m
3. THE MENTALIST 14.61m
4. CRIMINAL MINDS 14.45m
5. UNFORGETTABLE 13.53m

DRAMA (ADULTS 18-49)
1. Grey's Anatomy 5.3/13
2. NCIS 4.8/13
3. CRIMINAL MINDS 4.3/11
3. Glee 4.3/12
5. Once Upon a Time 4.1/10

NEW SERIES (VIEWERS)
1. 2 BROKE GIRLS 13.62m
2. UNFORGETTABLE 13.532m
3. PERSON OF INTEREST 13.531m
4. X-Factor-Wed 12.51m
4. X-Factor-Thurs 12.32m

10:00 PM SHOWS MONDAY-FRIDAY (VIEWERS)
1. THE MENTALIST (Thursday) 14.61m
2. UNFORGETTABLE (Tuesday) 13.53m
3. HAWAII FIVE-0 (Monday) 13.47m
4. CSI (Wednesday) 13.25m
5. BLUE BLOODS (Friday) 12.94m

10:00 PM SHOWS MONDAY-FRIDAY (ADULTS 18-49)
1. HAWAII FIVE-0 (Monday) 3.9/10
2. Private Practice (Thursday) 3.6/09
3. CSI (Wednesday) 3.5/09
4. Parenthood (Tuesday 3.0/08
5. BLUE BLOODS (Friday) 2.3/07

LIVE +7 DAY DVR PLAYBACK (VIEWERS)
1. Modern Family +3.82m
2. HAWAII FIVE-0 +3.21m
3. Grey's Anatomy +3.18m
4. TWO AND A HALF MEN +3.13m
5. NCIS +3.06m

ANIMATED HOLIDAY SPECIALS (VIEWERS)
1. RUDOLPH RED-NOSE REINDEER 12.64m
2. Charlie Brown Christmas 9.05m
3. Shrek the Halls 7.70m
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7.67m
5. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN 7.34m

SPECIALS FEATURING SUPERMODELS WITH WINGS (VIEWERS)
1. VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW 10.39m

SPECIALS FEATURING SUPERMODELS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-34
1. VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW 5.2/14





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· 2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· GLEE (FOX)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
· MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
· MIKE & MOLLY (CBS)
· MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
· NCIS (CBS)
· NCIS: LOS ANGELES (CBS)
· ONCE UPON A TIME (ABC)
· PARENTHOOD (NBC)
· PERSON OF INTEREST (CBS)
· PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)
· TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
· UNFORGETTABLE (A AND E)
· X FACTOR, THE (FOX)





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