| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 18,742 | 11.6 | 18 | |
| 2 | NCIS | CBS | 18,518 | 11.5 | 18 | |
| 3 | CSI | CBS | 17,476 | 10.7 | 16 | |
| 4 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 13,794 | 8.8 | 14 | |
| 5 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | R | CBS | 13,630 | 8.6 | 13 |
| 6 | SURVIVOR: GABON | CBS | 12,727 | 7.5 | 12 | |
| 7 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 12,319 | 8.0 | 13 | |
| 8 | HALLMARK HALL OF FAME(S) | S | CBS | 11,880 | 7.6 | 12 |
| 9 | RUDOLPH RED-NOSE REINDEER(S) | SR | CBS | 11,815 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 10 | CSI: MIAMI | R | CBS | 11,158 | 7.5 | 13 |
| 11 | ELEVENTH HOUR | CBS | 10,864 | 7.0 | 12 | |
| 12 | Amazing Race 13 | CBS | 10,504 | 6.2 | 9 | |
| 13 | NUMB3RS | CBS | 9,877 | 6.3 | 11 | |
| 14 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 9,710 | 6.2 | 11 | |
| 15 | VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION(S) | S | CBS | 8,680 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 16 | NUMB3RS FRIDAY 9PM-SPCL(S) | SR | CBS | 8,428 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 17 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | R | CBS | 7,883 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 18 | WORST WEEK | R | CBS | 7,788 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 19 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | R | CBS | 7,631 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 20 | GRAMMY NOMINATION CONCERT(S) | S | CBS | 6,986 | 4.3 | 7 |
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