The Nielsens: Football scores big

NBC's Sunday-night NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers was the most-watched program for the week ending Sunday, according to Nielsen. Here are the top 10 prime-time programs, ranked by rating. Each ratings point equals 1.147 million households.

1. NBC Sunday Night Football, NBC, 16.5

2. NBC NFL Wednesday Special (Giants-Cowboys), NBC, 14.7

3. Sunday Night NFL Pre-kick, NBC, 11.8

4. Wednesday Night NFL Pre-kick, NBC, 11.6

5. 60 Minutes, CBS, 8.0

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6. Football Night in America, Part 3, NBC, 7.7

7. NFL Opening KickOff Show, NBC, 6.9

8. America's Got Talent (Tuesday), NBC, 5.4

9. NCIS, CBS, 5.3

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10. America's Got Talent (Thursday), NBC, 4.9