Syndicated TV Show Ratings for the Week of December 22-28, 2008
| RANK | PROGRAMS | ORIG | Persons Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | ESPN NFL REGULAR SEASON | ESP | 15,257 |
| 2 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE | CTD | 10,686 |
| 3 | JEOPARDY | CTD | 8,665 |
| 4 | TWO-HALF MEN | WB | 6,964 |
| 4 | JUDGE JUDY | CTD | 6,071 |
| 6 | FAMILY GUY-MF | 2/T | 5,970 |
| 7 | OPRAH WINFREY SHOW | CTD | 5,468 |
| 8 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE WKND | CTD | 5,176 |
| 9 | ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT | CTD | 4,892 |
| 10 | EVRY LVS RAYMOND | CTD | 4,793 |
| 11 | CSI NEW YORK | CTD | 4,698 |
| 12 | SEINFELD-WKND | SPT | 4,594 |
| 13 | LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY | DAD | 4,426 |
| 14 | TWO-HALF MEN WKND A | WB | 4,205 |
| 15 | GEORGE LOPEZ | WB | 4,110 |
| 16 | DR. PHIL SHOW | CTD | 4,045 |
| 17 | IMAGINATION VI | DAD | 3,981 |
| 18 | TWO-HALF MEN WKND B | WB | 3,867 |
| 19 | INSIDE EDITION | CTD | 3,840 |
| 20 | FRIENDS | WB | 3,574 |
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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.
