This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 2005–06 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research. Rank Program Network Rating 1 American Idol — Tuesday FOX 17.6 2 American Idol — Wednesday 17.2 3 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS 15.6 4 Desperate Housewives ABC 13.8 5 Grey's Anatomy 12.5 6 Without a Trace CBS 12.3 7 Dancing with the Stars ABC 12.0 8 CSI: Miami CBS 11.89 Monday Night Football ABC 10.6 House FOX 11 Survivor CBS 10.3 12 NCIS 9.813 Two and a Half Men 9.7 The Unit15 Dancing with the Stars — Results ABC 9.6 Deal or No Deal — Monday NBC 17 Cold Case CBS 9.318 Lost ABC 9.2 CSI: NY CBS Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC21 60 Minutes CBS 9.0 Deal or No Deal — Wednesday NBC 23 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC 8.6 24 Commander in Chief 8.425 The New Adventures of Old Christine CBS 8.3 Unan1mous FOX 27 Criminal Minds CBS 8.228 24 FOX 8.1 ER NBC 30 Out of Practice CBS 7.8
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