`MNF' No. 1 in cable ratings, Dec. 3-9
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 10-16. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses.
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The NFC Championship Game,  which aired Sunday on Fox, was the most-watched non-Super Bowl  program on TV since the "Seinfeld" finale in 1998.
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The average national rating for "Monday Night Football" this season was the lowest in the ABC program's 35 years, though it still ranked among the top 10 prime-time shows for the 15th straight season.
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Prime Time playing in prime time: Deion Sanders on "Monday Night Football."
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Promo controversy has overshadowed the fact that &#39;Monday Night Football&#39; isn&#39;t grabbing the ratings. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.
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ABC's "Monday Night Football" concluded its 35th season with an 11.0 Nielsen rating, down four percent from last season and the lowest in its history.
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Fox's broadcast of the  BCS National Championship college football game dominated the  ratings Monday night.
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Analysis: It may have caved in allowing all its fans to watch the Patriots play for an undefeated season, but the league network's battle with cable companies is far from over
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Fueled by football, NBC  won last week&#39;s ratings race in the key adults 18-49  demographic. But CBS returned to No. 1 in total viewers after  finishing second the previous week.
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Sunday's New York  Giants-Dallas Cowboys game on Fox registered as the  most-watched regular-season NFL game in almost 10 years.
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What a difference a decade and a pair of Super Bowl championships makes. It was only a decade ago when the Patriots regularly drew the bottom-tier announcers at whichever network was airing their games.
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maybe even a little awed â-y the sexed-up introduction to &quot;Monday Night Football.&quot;. Really â -atings-starved network (ABC) using a sagging sports property
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Several cable networks  were blessed Sunday night with strong ratings from a range of  high-profile shows, including Lifetime Television&#39;s &quot;Army  Wives.&quot;
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses.
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(300 sec.) Can the NFL Network continue its growth in the U.S. and beyond?
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NEW YORK  - The NFL Network said Monday it would accept Time Warner Cable's offer to carry the channel on a digital tier for a week beginning Christmas Eve.
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NEW YORK  - The NFC Championship Game, which aired Sunday on Fox, was the most-watched non-Super Bowl program on TV since the "Seinfeld" finale in 1998.