[cnxvideo id=”506325″ placement=”ros”]According to data released Monday by Nielsen, nine of 10 top-rated television programs were shown on just three broadcast networks. NBC, a division of Comcast Corp. (NYSE: CMCSA) led with six top-rated shows. The programs were aired during the week of November 28.
CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) posted two top shows, while Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ: FOXA) and Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) ESPN each placed one program in the top 10 for the month. Half of the top 10 were either National Football League games or pre-game shows.
Nielsen makes its viewing estimates on the basis of live views and DVR playbacks of prime time programs on the same day, which is the 24-hour period between 3 a.m. and 3 a.m. The rating number indicates the percentage of TV homes in the United States tuned into television.
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The top 10 programs are listed here, along with the network, the program’s rating and the number of viewers. Rank order is determined by the number of viewers.
- Thursday Night Football: NBC and the NFL Network; 12.8 rating; 21.76 million viewers
- Sunday Night Football: NBC; 10.2 rating; 17.75 million viewers
- The Big Bang Theory: CBS; 8.8 rating; 14.54 million viewers
- Sunday Night Football Pre-Kickoff Show: NBC; 7.9 rating; 13.65 million viewers
- NFL (Green Bay v. Philadelphia): ESPN; 7.8 rating; 13.06 million viewers
- Thursday Night Football Pre-Kickoff Show: NBC and NFL Network; 7.4 rating; 12.23 million viewers
- 60 Minutes: CBS; 7.4 rating; 11.85 million viewers
- NBC Movie Special November 30: NBC; 7.0 rating; 11.58 million viewers
- The OT: Fox; 6.9 rating; 12.18 million viewers
- The Voice-Tuesday: NBC; 6.6 rating; 10.639 million viewers
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