Syndicated TV Show Ratings for the Week of November 24-30, 2008
| RANK | PROGRAMS | ORIG | Persons Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON | ESP | 12,099 |
| 2 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | 10,741 |
| 3 | JEOPARDY | CTD | 8,639 |
| 4 | TWO-HALF MEN | WB | 7,317 |
| 4 | OPRAH WINFREY SHOW | CTD | 6,698 |
| 6 | JUDGE JUDY | CTD | 6,416 |
| 7 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT | CTD | 6,392 |
| 8 | FAMILY GUY-MF | 2/T | 5,993 |
| 9 | BUENA VISTA VI | DAD | 5,934 |
| 10 | 2008 NFL REG SEASON GAMES | NFL | 5,428 |
| 11 | CSI NEW YORK | CTD | 5,410 |
| 12 | DR. PHIL SHOW | CTD | 5,019 |
| 13 | SEINFELD-WKND | SPT | 4,866 |
| 14 | SEINFELD | SPT | 4,863 |
| 15 | EVRY LVS RAYMOND | CTD | 4,618 |
| 16 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND | CTD | 4,548 |
| 17 | CENTURY 19 | 2/T | 4,365 |
| 18 | LAW & ORDER:SVU | NBU | 4,290 |
| 19 | GEORGE LOPEZ | WB | 4,227 |
| 20 | HOUSE | NBU | 4,190 |
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For syndicated shows which air on multiple days, the viewership shown is the average of all telecasts.
Although ESPN does “syndicate” Monday Night Football back to the local markets of the teams playing in the game so it can be viewed by those in the local markets without cable or satellite, the viewer number indicated seems to be for total viewers of Monday Night Football including those who watched on ESPN. We’re not exactly sure why Nielsen reports it this way, but since they are, we are too.
DAD = Disney ABC Domestic Television, SPT= Sony Pictures Television, 2/T=Twentieth Television, ESP = ESPN, CTD = CBS Television Distribution.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Uh-oh. Buena Vista VI is back. Is there any way that can be Legend of the Seeker? I don’t see how. The last numbers I saw, from Broadcasting & Cable for the week Nov. 17th-23rd, were a 2.1 household rating and three million viewers. How could it possibly gain three million additional viewers in one week?
Hrm.