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Nielsen Ratings/Historic/Network Television by Week/2005
From The TV IV
Weekly Top 20 Shows (Ranked by Total Viewers) according to Nielsen Media Research for 2005.
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July
Week Ending July 31
- CSI
- Without a Trace
- CSI: Miami
- Two and a Half Men
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- NCIS
- Brat Camp
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Cold Case
- Law & Order
August
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Week 1
Week Ending August 7
- CSI
- Without a Trace
- CSI: Miami
- NCIS
- Two and a Half Men
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Hell's Kitchen
- Deep Impact
- Cold Case
- Law & Order
Week 2
Week Ending August 14
- CSI
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Without a Trace
- CSI: Miami
- 60 Minutes
- Two and a Half Men (Monday, 9PM)
- Two and a Half Men (Monday, 9:30PM)
- NCIS
- NFL: Miami vs. Chicago
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Museum of TV and Radio: Unforgettable Moments in Television Entertainment
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Showcase
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Crossing Jordan
- CSI: NY
- Cold Case
- Big Brother 6
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Monday)
- Law & Order
Week 3
Week Ending August 21
- CSI
- Without a Trace
- 60 Minutes
- NCIS
- CSI: Miami
- Cold Case
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Two and a Half Men (Monday, 9:30PM)
- Two and a Half Men (Monday, 9PM)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Big Brother 6 (Tuesday)
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Big Brother 6 (Thursday)
- CSI: NY
- Crossing Jordan
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Remember the Titans
- Living with the Dead (mini series - part 2)
- Brat Camp
Week 4
Week Ending August 28
- CSI
- 60 Minutes
- Two and a Half Men (Monday, 9:30PM)
- Cold Case
- CSI: Miami
- Without a Trace
- Two and a Half Men (Monday, 9PM)
- NFL Preseason Football: Dallas vs. Seattle
- Stone Cold
- NCIS
- Law & Order
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Preseason Showcase
- House
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Big Brother 6 (Tuesday)
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Crossing Jordan
- Law & Order (Wednesday)
September
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Week 1
Week Ending September 4
- Dateline NBC (Wednesday)
- CSI: Miami
- 60 Minutes
- Two and a Half Men
- Dateline NBC (Friday)
- Prison Break
- Two and a Half Men
- NCIS
- ABC News: In The Path Of Katrina
- Law & Order
- CSI
- Along Came a Spider
- NFL Preseason: St. Louis vs. Detroit
- California 500
- 48 Hours
- Big Brother 6 (Tuesday)
- Preseason Showcase
- 20/20
- House
- Everybody Loves Raymond
Week 2
Week Ending September 11
- NFL Football: New England vs. Oakland
- 2005 NFL Showcase
- CSI
- 60 Minutes
- The OT
- CSI: Miami
- Without a Trace
- Two and a Half Men
- The Simpsons
- Two and a Half Men
- Cold Case
- College Football: Texas vs. Ohio State
- College Football: Miami vs. Florida State
- Law & Order (Wednesday, 9PM)
- Family Guy
- The War at Home
- Law & Order (Wednesday, 10PM)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Prison Break
- Extreme Makeover
Week 3
Week Ending September 18
- Monday Night Football
- Emmy Awards
- Survivor: Guatemala
- House
- NFL Monday Showcase
- CSI
- Football Post-Game Show
- CSI
- Two and a Half Men
- Bones
Week 4
Week Ending September 25
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Lost
- Criminal Minds
- CSI: Miami
- Grey's Anatomy
- Survivor: Guatemala
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Invasion
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
October
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Week 1
Week Ending October 2
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Lost
- Without a Trace
- Grey's Anatomy
- CSI: Miami
- Survivor: Guatemala
- Cold Case
- Commander-in-Chief
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- NCIS
- Law & Order
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- ER
- Two and a Half Men
- Monday Night Football
- House
- CSI: NY
- Medium
- Crossing Jordan
Week 2
Week Ending October 9
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Lost
- Without a Trace
- CSI: Miami
- Grey's Anatomy
- Survivor: Guatemala
- Commander-in-Chief
- NCIS
- Law & Order
- Cold Case
- Monday Night Football
- Extreme Makeover
- CSI: NY
- Two and a Half Men
- ER
- Las Vegas
- My Name Is Earl
- Crossing Jordan
- Medium
Week 3
Week Ending October 16
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Lost
- Without a Trace
- CSI: Miami
- Grey's Anatomy
- Survivor: Guatemala
- NCIS
- Commander-in-Chief
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Monday Night Football
- 60 Minutes
- Two and a Half Men
- CSI: NY
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Cold Case
- Criminal Minds
- AL Division Series: Game 5
- ER
- Las Vegas
Week 4
Week Ending October 23
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Lost
- Without a Trace
- Grey's Anatomy
- CSI: Miami
- Survivor: Guatemala
- NCIS
- World Series Game 2
- Commander-in-Chief
- 60 Minutes
- Two and a Half Men
- World Series Game 1
- Cold Case
- ER
- Monday Night Football
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- NL Championship Series Game 6
- CSI: NY
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Week 5
Week Ending October 30
- CSI
- Without a Trace
- World Series Game 4
- CSI: Miami
- NCIS
- Survivor: Guatemala
- Two and a Half Men
- Grey's Anatomy
- World Series Game 3
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Commander-in-Chief
- CSI: NY
- Monday Night Football
- Desperate Housewives
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- 60 Minutes
- Cold Case
- Out of Practice
- Criminal Minds
- Medium
November
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Week 1
Week ending November 6
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Without a Trace
- Survivor: Guatemala
- Grey's Anatomy
- NCIS
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Cold Case
- Monday Night Football
- Criminal Minds
- CSI: NY
- 60 Minutes
- Law & Order
- NFL Post Game
- Commander-in-Chief
- CBS Sunday Movie: Category 7
- ER
- Law & Order
- House
- CSI: Miami
Week 2
Week ending November 13
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Monday Night Football
- Without a Trace
- Lost
- Grey's Anatomy
- CSI: NY
- Survivor: Guatemala
- CSI: Miami
- NCIS
- Cold Case
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- NFL Monday Showcase
- Two and a Half Men
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- ER
- Criminal Minds
- Commander-in-Chief
- 60 Minutes
- House
Week 3
Week ending November 20
- CSI
- Desperate Housewives
- Lost
- Without a Trace
- Grey's Anatomy
- CSI: Miami
- Survivor: Guatemala
- Monday Night Football
- 60 Minutes
- CMA Awards
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Cold Case
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- CSI: NY
- ER
- Two and a Half Men
- NFL Monday Showcase
- Criminal Minds
- House
- Commander-in-Chief
Week 4
Week ending November 27
- Desperate Housewives
- CSI
- CSI: Miami
- Grey's Anatomy
- Cold Case
- Without a Trace
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Lost
- Monday Night Football
- Survivor: Guatemala
- CBS Sunday Movie: Silver Bells
- NCIS]]
- Two and a Half Men
- 60 Minutes
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- CSI: New York
- House
- Out of Practice
- Medium
- NFL Monday Showcase
December
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Week 1
Week ending December 4
- Desperate Housewives
- CSI
- Monday Night Football
- Lost
- Grey's Anatomy
- Survivor: Guatamala
- CSI: Miami
- NCIS
- NFL Monday Showcase
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- 60 Minutes
- Two and a Half Men
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Biggest Loser
- CSI: NY
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Criminal Minds
- ER
- Without a Trace
- House
Week 2
Week ending December 11
- CSI
- Without a Trace
- Survivor: Guatamala Finale
- Survivor: Guatamala
- 60 Minutes
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Grey's Anatomy
- CSI: Miami
- ER
- Charlie Brown Christmas
- Monday Night Football
- Survivor: Guatamala Reunion
- NCIS
- Two and a Half Men
- My Name is Earl (
- NFL Monday Showcase
- Close to Home
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Las Vegas
- NUMB3RS
Week 3
Week ending December 18
- CSI
- NCIS
- CSI: NY
- Without a Trace
- Criminal Minds
- Cold Case
- House
- Two and a Half Men
- CSI: Miami
- CBS Sunday Night Movie
- Monday Night Football
- 60 Minutes
- The Apprentice
- NUMB3RS
- FOX NFL Sunday Post Game Show
- The Amazing Race
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- NFL Monday Showcase
- Close to Home
- Out of Practice
Week 4
Week ending December 25
Nielsen Media Shutdown Period