Nielsen Rating's Top 20 December 29 - January 4

The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for December 29 - January 4. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An 'x' indicates non-series special programming. An asterisk * indicates a tie.

1. X Indianapolis vs. S.D. NBC 27.8
2. 7 Desperate Housewives ABC14.4
3. X Sugar Bowl Fox 13.4
* 3 NCIS CBS 13.4
5. 16 Cold Case CBS 12.7
6. 8 60 Minutes CBS 12.3
7. 10 Two and a Half Men CBS 11.9
8. 14 CSI: Miami CBS 11.4
9. 21 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 10.9
10. X Superstars of Dance NBC 10.6
11. X Kennedy Center Honors CBS 10.5
12. 27 Million Dollar Password CBS 10.4
13. X CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS 9.8
14. 31 The Unit CBS 9.7
15. X Law & Order: SVU NBC 9.6
16. X Deal or No Deal NBC 9.5
17. X Orange Bowl Fox 9.3
18. 24 Brothers & Sisters ABC 9.1
19. N/A Law & Order: SVU NBC 8.9
* X Rose Bowl Postgame ABC 8.9