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NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 28-Jan. 3. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. NFL Football: Minnesota vs. Green Bay, NBC, 24.29 million.
2. College Football Semifinal: Michigan State vs. Alabama, ESPN, 18.55 million.
3. College Football Studio (8:08 p.m. EST Thursday), ESPN, 18.09 million.
4. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 17.75 million.
5. College Football Studio (8:01 p.m. EST Thursday), ESPN, 16.76 million.
6. NFL Football: Cincinnati vs. Denver, ESPN, 15.81 million.
7. College Football Semifinal: Oklahoma vs. Clemson, ESPN, 15.64 million.
8. "60 Minutes," CBS, 15.36 million.
9. Rose Bowl: Stanford vs. Iowa, ESPN, 13.55 million.
10. College Football Studio (4:56 p.m. EST Friday), ESPN, 13.22 million.
11. "Prime-time New Year's Rockin' Eve" (Part 2), ABC, 13.02 million.
12. "Football Night in America," NBC, 12.81 million.
13. College Football Studio (4:41 p.m. EST Friday), ESPN, 12.66 million.
14. College Football Semifinal: Michigan State vs. Alabama postgame show, ESPN, 11.61 million.
15. "NCIS," CBS, 10.37 million.
16. College Football Studio (3:59 p.m. EST Thursday), ESPN, 9.78 million.
17. Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State, ESPN, 9.76 million.
18. Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss, ESPN, 8.94 million.
19. College Football Studio (3:54 p.m. EST Thursday), ESPN, 8.17 million.
20. "Prime-time New Year's Rockin' Eve," ABC, 8.13 million.
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