NBC scored a ratings victory last week with its Saturday coverage of the NFL playoffs. The most-watched primetime broadcast of the week was the Jacksonville Jaguars' opening-round win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, with 25.74 million viewers.
ABC's Desperate Housewives was the only non-sports program to enter the Nielsen's top five. Nearly 20 million people watched the follow-up to the show's tornado cliffhanger, which for now stands as the final episode of the season, unless the writers' strike is resolved in the near future.
NBC had a solid week of premieres, led by the return of Law & Order last Wednesday night. The first episode of the drama's 18th season was seen by 13.46 million viewers. Twelve million people toughed out the Sunday-night debut of American Gladiators, while DONALD TRUMP's Celebrity Apprentice welcomed 11 million viewers into the boardroom last Thursday.
NBC won the primetime ratings race for the week, followed by CBS, Fox, ABC, the CW, MyNetworkTV, and ION Television.
Here are the top 10 primetime programs for the week of December 31st-January 6th, according to Nielsen Media Research:
1. NFL Playoff Game 2: Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, NBC, 25.74 million viewers.
2. NFL Playoff Pre-Kick, NBC, 23.87 million viewers.
3. NFL Playoff Bridge, NBC, 23.48 million viewers.
4. AFC Wildcard Post Game, CBS, 21.37 million viewers.
5. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 19.78 million viewers.
6. 60 Minutes, CBS, 18.25 million viewers.
7. Law & Order, NBC, 13.46 million viewers.
8. Deal or No Deal (Thursday), NBC, 13.41 million viewers.
9. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 13.25 million viewers.
10. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC, 12.6 million viewers
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