| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH rating (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | SUPER BOWL XLIII(S) | S | NBC | 98,732 | 42.0 | 64 |
| 2 | SUPER BOWL POST(S) | S | NBC | 57,399 | 25.7 | 42 |
| 3 | OFFICE 2/1(S) | S | NBC | 22,905 | 11.6 | 21 |
| 4 | BIGGEST LOSER 7 | NBC | 11,078 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| 5 | LAW AND ORDER | NBC | 8,964 | 5.9 | 10 | |
| 6 | NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK-MON(S) | S | NBC | 8,325 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 7 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | R | NBC | 7,136 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 8 | SUPERSTARS OF DANCE | NBC | 6,796 | 4.3 | 6 | |
| 9 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU 9P | R | NBC | 6,380 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 10 | KNIGHT RIDER | NBC | 6,229 | 3.9 | 6 | |
| 11 | Dateline FRI | NBC | 6,203 | 4.1 | 7 | |
| 12 | OFFICE | R | NBC | 5,818 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 13 | HOWIE DO IT 8:30 | NBC | 5,367 | 3.3 | 6 | |
| 14 | HOWIE DO IT 8P | NBC | 5,141 | 3.2 | 6 | |
| 15 | 30 ROCK | R | NBC | 5,049 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 16 | MY NAME IS EARL | R | NBC | 4,911 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 17 | E.R. | R | NBC | 4,530 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 18 | SNL:SPORTS EXTRA(S) | SR | NBC | 4,100 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 19 | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | NBC | 4,028 | 2.5 | 4 | |
| 20 | KATH & KIM | R | NBC | 3,294 | 2.3 | 3 |
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