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Saturday's Jets-Colts Wildcard playoff game topped all viewing in primetime for the week with both adults 18-49 and total viewers. Fueled by an NFL lead-in Sunday, The Simpsons had its best performance all year and was tops with adults 18-49 among scripted shows.
Charlie Sheen might be self-destructing, but the ratings for Two and a Half Men aren't. With no new NCIS last week, Two and a Half Men was the top scripted show with total viewers (and #8 with adults 18-49).
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending January 9, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers |
| 1 | NBC NFL PLAYOFF GAME 2(S) | S | NBC | 11.8 | 15,474 |
| 2 | NBC NFL PLAYOFF BRIDGE(S) | S | NBC | 10.8 | 14,238 |
| 3 | NBC NFL PLAYOFF PRE-KICK2(S) | S | NBC | 10.6 | 13,920 |
| 4 | FOX NFC WILDCARD POST GME(S) | S | FOX | 9.4 | 12,372 |
| 5 | Simpsons | FOX | 5.7 | 7,518 | |
| 6 | Modern Family | ABC | 4.8 | 6,352 | |
| 7 | Family Guy | FOX | 4.7 | 6,194 | |
| 8 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 4.7 | 6,125 | |
| 9 | BOB'S BURGERS | P | FOX | 4.5 | 5,976 |
| 10 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 4.4 | 5,765 | |
| 11 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 4.2 | 5,478 | |
| 12 | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 3.9 | 5,122 | |
| 13 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 3.9 | 5,087 | |
| 14 | WIPEOUT-THURS | P | ABC | 3.8 | 4,939 |
| 15 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 3.7 | 4,803 | |
| 16 | CLEVELAND | P | FOX | 3.6 | 4,682 |
| 17 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 3.4 | 4,463 | |
| 18 | CSI | CBS | 3.3 | 4,403 | |
| 19 | Biggest Loser 11 | P | NBC | 3.3 | 4,304 |
| 20 | AT&T COTTON BOWL(S) | S | FOX | 3.2 | 4,249 |
| 21 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 3.1 | 4,024 | |
| 22 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 3.0 | 3,994 | |
| 23 | $#*! MY DAD SAYS | CBS | 2.9 | 3,871 | |
| 24 | Law And Order:SVU | NBC | 2.9 | 3,851 | |
| 25 | BACHELOR, THE | P | ABC | 2.9 | 3,799 |
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Primetime Broadcast Network Total viewing (all ages) for the week ending January 9, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | NBC NFL PLAYOFF GAME 2(S) | S | NBC | 33,350 | 18.7 | 31 |
| 2 | NBC NFL PLAYOFF BRIDGE(S) | S | NBC | 31,477 | 18.0 | 31 |
| 3 | NBC NFL PLAYOFF PRE-KICK2(S) | S | NBC | 30,543 | 17.2 | 29 |
| 4 | FOX NFC WILDCARD POST GME(S) | S | FOX | 24,859 | 13.8 | 22 |
| 5 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 15,363 | 9.1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Mentalist, THE | CBS | 14,881 | 9.1 | 16 | |
| 7 | CSI | CBS | 14,224 | 8.6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Big Bang Theory, THE | CBS | 13,983 | 8.2 | 14 | |
| 9 | DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES | ABC | 12,831 | 8.0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Simpsons | FOX | 12,547 | 6.9 | 11 | |
| 11 | MIKE & Molly | CBS | 12,393 | 7.5 | 11 | |
| 12 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 11,985 | 7.4 | 11 | |
| 13 | MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 11,827 | 7.0 | 11 | |
| 14 | Undercover Boss | CBS | 11,749 | 6.8 | 10 | |
| 15 | WIPEOUT-THURS | P | ABC | 11,687 | 6.0 | 10 |
| 16 | Grey'S ANATOMY | ABC | 11,638 | 7.3 | 12 | |
| 17 | HAWAII FIVE-0 | CBS | 10,995 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 18 | $#*! My Dad Says | CBS | 10,791 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| 19 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 10,601 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 20 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 10,447 | 6.7 | 10 | |
| 21 | NCIS 10PM-SPECIAL(S) | SR | CBS | 10,344 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 22 | Live To Dance SPECIAL(S) | S | CBS | 10,217 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 23 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER | CBS | 10,154 | 6.1 | 9 | |
| 24 | AT&T COTTON BOWL(S) | S | FOX | 10,014 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 25 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 9,763 | 5.8 | 9 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
