Nielsen&#39;s top 20 prime-time TV shows
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Following are the top 20 prime-time  programs on broadcast TV for the week ended May 27, as measured  in average total audience, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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With the finale of "Dancing  With the Stars," ABC took four of last week's top five shows in  both viewership and the coveted adults 18-49 demographic,  according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.
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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Nov. 13-19.
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Study says CBS&#39; &#39;CSI-NY&#39; and NBC&#39;s &#39;Medical Investigation&#39; most eagerly awaited in new fall lineups. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Politicians looking for a quick boost this campaign season might want to look at
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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Oct. 4-10. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 2-8. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
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The average American home now has more television sets than people. That threshold was crossed within the past two years, according to Nielsen Media Research. There are 2.73 TV sets in the typical home and 2.55 people, the researchers said.
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African-Americansâ television preferences have converged with those of the general public over the last decade, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 13-19. Each ratings point represents 1,084,000 households. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
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Top 20 television designated market areas:
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The new prime-time television season officially starts this week, and more than bragging rights to ratings supremacy will be on the line for the broadcast networks.
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of May 14-20. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
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On the entertainment side, CBS was set to go into the fall season as the most watched network in prime time.
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ABC Family&#39;s college  drama &quot;Greek&quot; ended its first season Monday night as the cable  network&#39;s most-watched original series telecast ever among  adults 18-34, a lucrative demographic coveted by advertisers.
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Last Thursday, Nielsen Media Research began releasing standardized information about viewership of commercials. The numbers came as a relief to television executives, showing that viewers who own DVRs do not fast-forward through the ads as much as had been feared.
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 17-23. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
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CBS and ABC shared the lead in the ratings on Sunday, with CBS averaging the most total viewers and ABC earning the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC got a lift in that demographic group from the nightâs top-rated show, a two-hour edition of âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition,â which averaged 13.6 million total viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimates. CBS, meanwhile, got a boost at 7 p.m. from â60 Minutes,â the nightâs most-watched show (14.4 million), followed by âSharkâ at 8 (11.1 million) and the made-for-TV movie âThe Russell Girlâ from 9 to 11 (12.7 million). Fox ranked third for the night but ahead of CBS in second place in the 18-to-49 segment thanks to its comedy lineup, including âThe Simpsonsâ at 8 (7.6 million) and âKing of the Hillâ at 8:30 (7.5 million). NBC, in fourth place, broadcast back-to-back specials, the âU.S. Figure Skating Championshipsâ from 7 to 9 (4.8 million), followed by the âGuinness World Records: Top 100â from 9 to 11 (6.3 million).