Nielsen’s Top 20 programs for the week of Dec. 21-27

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 21-27. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. NFL Football: New York Giants at Minnesota, NBC, 17.87 million.

2. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 14.22 million.

3. “The OT,” Fox, 13.09 million.

4. NFL Football: Detroit at New Orleans, ESPN, 10.90 million.

5. “NCIS,” CBS, 10.80 million.

6. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 10.67 million.

7. “60 Minutes Presents,” CBS, 10.54 million.

8. “The Big Bang Theory” (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 8.52 million.

9. “The Big Bang Theory” (Monday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 8.42 million.

10. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 8.20 million.

11. NFL Football (Saturday): Washington at Philadelphia, NFLN, 8.15 million.

12. “Undercover Boss,” CBS, 7.89 million.

13. “I Love Lucy Christmas Special,” CBS, 7.39 million.

14. NFL Football (Thursday), San Diego at Oakland, NFLN, 7.08 million.

15. Thursday Night Football Post-game, NFLN, 6.92 million.

16. “CSI Finale,” CBS, 5.99 million.

17. “Great Christmas Light Fight,” ABC, 5.64 million.

18. “The Big Bang Theory” (Thursday), CBS, 5.36 million.

19. “The Andy Griffith Special,” CBS, 5.20 million.

20. “Blue Bloods Special,” CBS, 5.09 million.

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