The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for December 6 -December 12. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.The finale of the Amazing Race, with Nat & Kat winning was in the Top 10. Hawaii 5-0 is in the Top 20 again. Does this now indicate Hawaii 5-0 is the only hit of the new TV season?
| Rank | Show name | Network | Viewers in millions | Season-to-date average(in millions) | ||
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| 1. | NFL: Jets/Patriots | NBC | 25.7 | 21.4 | ||
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| 2. | NFL Pre-Game | NBC | 17.7 | 15.9 | ||
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| 3. | 60 Minutes | CBS | 17.6 | 14.2 | ||
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| 4. | Criminal Minds | CBS | 14.2 | 15.6 | ||
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| 5. | The Mentalist | CBS | 13.4 | 16.5 | ||
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| * | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 13.4 | 15.3 | ||
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| 7. | Barbara Walters Special | ABC | 13.3 | -- | ||
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| 8. | CSI | CBS | 13.2 | 15.3 | ||
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| 9. | Barbara Walters Presents | ABC | 12.2 | -- | ||
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| 10. | Amazing Race | CBS | 12.1 | 11.8 | ||
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| * | Survivor: Nicaragua | CBS | 12.1 | 13.3 | ||
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| 12. | The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 12.0 | 14.4 | ||
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| 13. | Football Night Pt. 3 | NBC | 11.9 | 11.4 | ||
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| 14. | NCIS | CBS | 11.8 | 20.9 | ||
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| 15. | Desperate Housewives | ABC | 11.6 | 12.9 | ||
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| 16. | Glee | Fox | 11.1 | 12.9 | ||
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| * | Modern Family | ABC | 11.1 | 13.9 | ||
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| * | Undercover Boss | CBS | 11.1 | 12.6 | ||
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| 19. | Mike & Molly | CBS | 11.0 | 12.4 | ||
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| 20. | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 10.5 | 13.8 | ||
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| * | The Defenders | CBS | 10.5 | 11.6 | ||
