| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | AFC DIV-PLF-POST-GAME-SU(S) | S | CBS | 21,348 | 12.6 | 20 |
| 2 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 19,617 | 12.2 | 18 | |
| 3 | NCIS | CBS | 19,103 | 11.6 | 18 | |
| 4 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 15,032 | 9.2 | 14 | |
| 5 | WITHOUT A TRACE | CBS | 13,133 | 8.5 | 14 | |
| 6 | COLD CASE | CBS | 12,300 | 7.7 | 11 | |
| 7 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | R | CBS | 11,559 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 8 | CSI | R | CBS | 11,004 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 9 | GHOST WHISPERER | CBS | 10,644 | 6.7 | 12 | |
| 10 | CSI: MIAMI | R | CBS | 10,400 | 6.8 | 11 |
| 11 | UNIT, THE | CBS | 10,162 | 6.3 | 10 | |
| 12 | NUMB3RS | CBS | 10,135 | 6.4 | 11 | |
| 13 | FLASHPOINT | P | CBS | 10,000 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 14 | PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS(S) | S | CBS | 9,407 | 6.0 | 10 |
| 15 | CSI: NY THURSDAY 8PM SP(S) | SR | CBS | 8,569 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 16 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | R | CBS | 8,505 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 17 | OLD CHRISTINE | R | CBS | 7,893 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 18 | ELEVENTH HOUR | R | CBS | 7,645 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 19 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | R | CBS | 7,234 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 20 | GAME SHOW IN MY HEAD | CBS | 7,172 | 4.3 | 7 |
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