ABC has reason to feel jolly this holiday season. The five highest-rated shows in last week's Nielsen ratings all aired on the alphabet network, led by the nearly 25 million people who watched HELIO CASTRONEVES win the finale of Dancing with the Stars. The performance show that aired the night before took second, while the holiday special Shrek the Halls nailed down the third spot. Another holiday special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, finished fifth.
Other notes last from last week's Nielsens:*
Former Malcolm in the Middle star FRANKIE MUNIZ proved a boon to Criminal Minds. More than 16 million people watched the former child star's guest appearance, propelling the CBS show to eighth place -- its best numbers since airing after last February's Super Bowl.
Not even someone as strong as the Bionic Woman can stop the NBC drama's downward spiral. Last week's show tumbled to 74th place, with 5.9 million viewers.
The writers' strike can't end soon enough for JAY LENO. His Tonight Show, airing reruns from the '90s, pulled in an average of 4.1 million viewers -- that's a 13-percent decrease from what the program has averaged this year. Strangely, last week's reruns of DAVID LETTERMAN'S Late Show jumped eight percent from what it has averaged all season.
For the week, ABC was the top-rated network, followed by CBS, Fox, NBC, Univision, the CW, My Network TV and Telemundo.
Here's a look at the top 10 primetime programs for the week of Monday, November 26th-Sunday, December 2nd:
1. Dancing with the Stars (Tuesday), ABC, 24.9 million viewers.
2. Dancing with the Stars (Monday), ABC, 24.2 million viewers.
3. Shrek the Halls, ABC, 20.8 million viewers.
4. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 20.7 million viewers.
5. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, ABC, 18.5 million viewers.
6. NCIS, CBS, 17 million viewers.
7. House, Fox, 16.97 million viewers.
8. Criminal Minds, CBS, 16.2 million viewers.
9. CSI: Miami, CBS, 15.6 million viewers.
10. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 15.3 million viewers
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