Nielsen Ratings

ABC's Dancing With the Stars was the most-watched show during Thanksgiving week, but CBS had nine of the top 20 shows and squeaked out a ratings victory over its competitors. For the week, CBS averaged 11.71 million viewers while ABC averaged 11.57 million. Monday's Dancing With the Stars competition show attracted more than 22 million viewers, and Tuesday's "results" show drew 21 million fans.

NBC had only one show in the Top 20 -- Sunday Night Football -- and finished third in the network ratings race. NBC's fading Heroes finished in 27th place.

More than 11 million viewers watched BRAD WOMACK reject his final two matrimonial contestants on The Bachelor finale. The show attracted one million more viewers than last fall's finale. Last week's follow-up show, The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, did even better -- 12.3 million viewers.

Here are the ten most watched prime time shows for the week ending Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research:

1. Dancing With the Stars (Monday) - ABC, 22.8 million viewers

2. Sunday Night Football - NBC, 21.8 million

3. Dancing With the Stars (Tuesday) - ABC, 21 million

4. Desperate Housewives - ABC, 18.6 million

5. NCIS - CBS, 17.3 million

6. House - Fox, 16.9 million

7. 60 Minutes - CBS, 16.1 million

8. Criminal Minds - CBS, 15.9 million

9. CSI: Miami - CBS, 15.8 million

10. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - ABC, 15 million