Monday Night Football was as expected the top program for the week as the Patriots-Saints game was the second most-watched cable telecast of all-time averaging 21.4 million viewers.
The series finale of Monk finale averaged 9.44 million on Friday night and was the most-watched one hour drama in cable history. Next up was a 60 minute iCarly special, "iQuit iCarly," that averaged a whopping 8.85 million - a new series high in viewers. Full top 25 after some disclaimer-ish blah blah blah....
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Top 25 cable shows for the week ending December 6, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | NET | DAY(S) | Time | Live+SD HH rating | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L (PATRIOTS/SAINTS) | ESPN | MONDAY | 8:29 PM | 12.9 | 21,402 |
| 2 | MONK | USA | FRIDAY | 9:00 PM | 5.5 | 9,439 |
| 3 | iCarly MOVIE: IQUITICARLY | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 4.6 | 8,848 |
| 4 | COLL FTBALL-THUR NIGHT L (OREGON ST/OREGON) | ESPN | THURSDAY | 8:53 PM | 3.6 | 5,727 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER: L | ESPN | MONDAY | 11:37 PM | 3.8 | 5,670 |
| 6 | White Collar | USA | FRIDAY | 10:00 PM | 3.3 | 5,548 |
| 7 | iCarly | NICK | SATURDAY | 7:30 PM | 3.2 | 5,481 |
| 8 | PRES ADDRESS/ANALYSIS(S)-12/01/2009 | FOXNC | TUESDAY | 8:36 PM | 3.1 | 5,217 |
| 9 | SANTA CLAUSE 3, THE | DSNY | SATURDAY | 8:55 PM | 2.6 | 4,839 |
| 10 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 2.8 | 4,816 |
| 11 | MONK | USA | FRIDAY | 8:00 PM | 3.0 | 4,726 |
| 12 | ICARLY MOVIE: IQUITICARLY | NICK | SUNDAY | 7:00 PM | 2.8 | 4,591 |
| 13 | ICARLY | NICK | SATURDAY | 7:00 PM | 2.8 | 4,578 |
| 14 | PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS(S)-12/01/2009 | FOXNC | TUESDAY | 8:01 PM | 2.7 | 4,554 |
| 15 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 2.7 | 4,547 |
| 16 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 9:00 PM | 3.1 | 4,514 |
| 17 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | TUESDAY | 8:43 PM | 2.7 | 4,478 |
| 18 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 3.1 | 4,450 |
| 19 | ICARLY MOVIE: IQUITICARLY | NICK | SUNDAY | 11:00 AM | 2.6 | 4,392 |
| 20 | Sons Of Anarchy | FX | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 2.7 | 4,328 |
| 21 | ICARLY | NICK | FRIDAY | 7:00 PM | 2.7 | 4,257 |
| 22 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | MONDAY | 7:00 PM | 2.7 | 4,225 |
| 23 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 2.7 | 4,176 |
| 24 | HALLMARK MOVIE (D. MACOMBERS MRS. MIRACLE) | HALL | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 2.5 | 4,160 |
| 25 | ICARLY | NICK | FRIDAY | 7:30 PM | 2.6 | 4,111 |
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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)
