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Once again, NBC's Sunday Night Football easily led the charts both with the advertiser coveted adults 18-49 and total viewers. Two and a Half Men was the top scripted program with adults 18-49 and NCIS was the top scripted program in total viewers.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending December 19, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers |
| 1 | NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NBC | 8.6 | 11,276 | |
| 2 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 5.7 | 7,457 | |
| 3 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 4.2 | 5,553 | |
| 4 | SURVIVOR:NICARAGUA FINALE(S) | S | CBS | 4.1 | 5,438 |
| 5 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 4.0 | 5,318 | |
| 6 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.0 | 5,309 | |
| 7 | Biggest Loser 10 | NBC | 4.0 | 5,269 | |
| 8 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 4.0 | 5,265 | |
| 9 | NCIS | CBS | 4.0 | 5,243 | |
| 10 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 3.6 | 4,757 | |
| 11 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 3.6 | 4,692 | |
| 12 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA | CBS | 3.5 | 4,638 | |
| 13 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA RNION(S) | S | CBS | 3.4 | 4,515 |
| 14 | SING OFF 12/13(S) | S | NBC | 3.3 | 4,358 |
| 15 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 3.3 | 4,285 | |
| 16 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 3.3 | 4,274 | |
| 17 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 3.2 | 4,204 | |
| 18 | $#*! My Dad Says | CBS | 2.9 | 3,854 | |
| 19 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 2.9 | 3,837 | |
| 20 | SING OFF 12/15(S) | S | NBC | 2.9 | 3,809 |
| 21 | SOY TU DUENA WED | UNI | 2.8 | 3,706 | |
| 22 | Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 2.8 | 3,686 | |
| 23 | SOY TU DUENA TUE | UNI | 2.6 | 3,436 | |
| 24 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | 2.6 | 3,412 | |
| 25 | SOY TU DUENA MON | UNI | 2.5 | 3,321 |
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Primetime Broadcast Network Total viewing (all ages) for the week ending December 19, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | NBC Sunday Night Football | NBC | 24166 | 14.0 | 23 | |
| 2 | NCIS | CBS | 19868 | 12.2 | 20 | |
| 3 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 18731 | 11.2 | 19 | |
| 4 | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | NBC | 17105 | 9.9 | 16 | |
| 5 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 16819 | 10.3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 13950 | 8.5 | 13 | |
| 7 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 13765 | 8.4 | 14 | |
| 8 | SURVIVOR:NICARAGUA FINALE(S) | S | CBS | 13585 | 7.3 | 12 |
| 9 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 13237 | 7.9 | 13 | |
| 10 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA | CBS | 12323 | 7.0 | 12 | |
| 11 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 11957 | 7.4 | 11 | |
| 12 | Good Wife, THE | CBS | 11835 | 7.7 | 14 | |
| 13 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | NBC | 11653 | 6.9 | 12 | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA RNION(S) | S | CBS | 11189 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 15 | BIGGEST LOSER 10 | NBC | 11054 | 6.5 | 11 | |
| 16 | Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 10912 | 6.8 | 12 | |
| 17 | $#*! My Dad Says | CBS | 10299 | 6.2 | 10 | |
| 18 | Defenders, THE | CBS | 10285 | 6.4 | 11 | |
| 19 | Mentalist, THE | R | CBS | 10097 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 20 | How I Met Your Mother | CBS | 9701 | 6.0 | 9 | |
| 21 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 9590 | 5.7 | 9 | |
| 22 | SING OFF 12/13(S) | S | NBC | 9510 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 23 | CSI | R | CBS | 9207 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 24 | SING OFF 12/15(S) | S | NBC | 8452 | 5.0 | 8 |
| 25 | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | NBC | 7962 | 4.7 | 8 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
