NEW YORK (Nov 14, 2008) Top-ranked 60 Minutes and second-place CSI: Crime Scene Investigation helped CBS to win the prime-time viewership race again last week. It was CBS' sixth consecutive victory.
60 Minutes, which featured a debriefing of President-elect Obama's campaign strategists, hadn't grabbed the top spot in almost five years.
The week's most notable premiere (NBC's Law & Order returning for its 19th season) ranked a disappointing 45th place, drawing just under 8 million viewers.
For the week of Nov. 3 to 9, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships:
1. 60 Minutes, CBS, 18.47 million
2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 18.18 million
3. Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Philadelphia, NBC, 17.56 million
4. Dancing With the Stars, ABC, 17.09 million
5. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 15.854 million
6. Dancing With the Stars Results, ABC, 15.848 million
7. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 15.74 million
8. SNL Presidential Bash, NBC 14.44 million
9. Criminal Minds, CBS, 14.30 million
10. Election Night Coverage, ABC, 14.19 million.