Nielsen Ratings

CBS can have a happy holiday season, with Dancing with the Stars now out of the ratings picture. The Tiffany network aired four of last week's five most-watched TV shows, including the holiday classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was first in the Nielsens, with nearly 19 million viewers.

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The ABC movie Mitch Albom's For One More Day had one fine night this past Sunday. The special, presented by OPRAH WINFREY, was seen by 12.53 million viewers.

NBC's Heroes saved the world again on December 3rd, to the tune of 11 million-plus viewers. The episode concluded the series' second "volume."

CBS won the primetime ratings race for the week, followed by ABC, NBC, Fox, the CW, My Network TV and ION Television.

Here are the top 10 primetime programs for the week of December 3rd-December 9th, according to Nielsen Media Research

1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 18.80 million viewers.

2. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 17.78 million viewers.

3. 60 Minutes, CBS, 16.50 million viewers.

4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, CBS, 14.55 million viewers.

5. Survivor: China, CBS, 13.86 million viewers.

6. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 12.78 million viewers.

7. Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis at Baltimore, NBC, 12.73 million viewers.

8. Without a Trace, CBS, 12.68 million viewers.

9. Mitch Albom's For One More Day, ABC, 12.53 million viewers.

10. Amazing Race, CBS, 11.95 million viewers.