Where Do the News Shows Rank Among 2009-2010 Primetime Programming?

By kevin 

The final ratings are out for primetime broadcast network programs during the 2009-2010 broadcast season. TV by the Numbers has posted rankings for all the network shows.

The top of the list is dominated by the usual suspects: “American Idol” (20-22 million viewers) NFL Football (18-19 million), “NCIS” (19 million) and “Dancing with the Stars” (19 million) But we, being the TV news site, wondered: How did the news shows stack-up to the rest of primetime?

Total Viewer Average A18-49 demo
Rank Title Viewers
19 60 Minutes – CBS 13.08M
64 Dateline (Fri) – NBC 6.91M
74 Who Do You Think… – NBC 6.35M
77 20/20 – ABC 6.27M
80 48 Hours – CBS 6.13M
90 What Would You Do – ABC 5.68M
105 Dateline (Sun) – NBC 4.70M

Rank Title Rating
62 60 Minutes – CBS 2.4
86 What Would You Do – ABC 1.8
92 20/20 – ABC 1.7
104 Who Do You Think… – NBC 1.5
105 Dateline (Fri) – NBC 1.5
110 48 Hours – CBS 1.4
129 Dateline (Sun) – NBC 1.0

(Rankings out of 140 programs; total viewership averages based on Live + Same Day data.)

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