A big November Sweeps week was dominated by sports, with the Cowboys-Eagles game on Sunday Night Football being the most watched airing with adults 18-49, and game 6 of the World Series being the most-watched airing overall.
Meanwhile, V topped Grey's Anatomy both with adults 18-49 and total viewers and with the return of a new episode, NCIS cleared the 20 million overall viewer mark yet again.
Weekly cable show ratings and overnight broadcast show ratings are also available.
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending November 8 2009:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 8.5 | 11,122 | |
| 2 | FOX World Series GAME 6(S) | S | FOX | 7.4 | 9,712 |
| 3 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 6.1 | 8,067 | |
| 4 | FOX World Series GAME 5(S) | S | FOX | 5.3 | 6,948 |
| 5 | V | P | ABC | 5.2 | 6,806 |
| 6 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 5.1 | 6,660 | |
| 7 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.7 | 6,220 | |
| 8 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 4.4 | 5,844 | |
| 9 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 4.4 | 5,815 | |
| 10 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.4 | 5,757 | |
| 11 | NCIS | CBS | 4.3 | 5,625 | |
| 12 | Family Guy | FOX | 4.1 | 5,413 | |
| 13 | OFFICE | NBC | 4.1 | 5,334 | |
| 14 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 3.8 | 5,005 | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA | CBS | 3.7 | 4,828 | |
| 16 | Family Guy SP-11/8 8P(S) | S | FOX | 3.7 | 4,824 |
| 17 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 3.6 | 4,748 | |
| 18 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 3.6 | 4,739 | |
| 19 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.6 | 4,711 | |
| 20 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 3.5 | 4,646 | |
| 21 | CSI | CBS | 3.5 | 4,644 | |
| 22 | Biggest Loser 8 | NBC | 3.5 | 4,607 | |
| 23 | Modern Family | ABC | 3.5 | 4,601 | |
| 24 | Amazing Race 15 | CBS | 3.5 | 4,574 | |
| 25 | Private Practice | ABC | 3.4 | 4,505 |
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Overall viewing (all ages 2+) for the week ending November 8, 2009:
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| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | FOX World Series GAME 6(S) | S | FOX | 22,339 | 13.4 | 22 |
| 2 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 21,883 | 13.1 | 21 | |
| 3 | NCIS | CBS | 20,183 | 12.2 | 19 | |
| 4 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 17,263 | 10.1 | 16 | |
| 5 | FOX World Series GAME 5(S) | S | FOX | 17,092 | 10.6 | 16 |
| 6 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 16,853 | 10.6 | 17 | |
| 7 | DANCING WITH THE STARS | ABC | 16,688 | 10.9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 16,211 | 10.4 | 18 | |
| 9 | CSI | CBS | 15,604 | 9.7 | 15 | |
| 10 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 15,286 | 9.7 | 15 | |
| 11 | DANCING W/STARS RESULTS | ABC | 15,051 | 9.7 | 15 | |
| 12 | V | P | ABC | 14,300 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 13 | GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM | ABC | 13,951 | 9.1 | 14 | |
| 14 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 13,795 | 8.6 | 13 | |
| 15 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 13,509 | 8.4 | 12 | |
| 16 | GOOD WIFE, THE | CBS | 12,743 | 8.6 | 15 | |
| 17 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 12,729 | 7.7 | 12 | |
| 18 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 12,546 | 7.8 | 12 | |
| 19 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 12,518 | 8.0 | 13 | |
| 20 | SURVIVOR: SAMOA | CBS | 12,439 | 7.3 | 11 | |
| 21 | CSI: NY | CBS | 12,000 | 7.7 | 13 | |
| 22 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11,715 | 6.9 | 11 | |
| 23 | AMAZING RACE 15 | CBS | 11,617 | 6.9 | 10 | |
| 24 | EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P | ABC | 10,378 | 6.1 | 9 | |
| 25 | CASTLE | ABC | 9,428 | 6.4 | 11 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
