Nielsen TV Ratings Roundup compcov

11.8m watch Oprah's Obama interview

Published Tuesday, Dec 15 2009, 12:40 GMT | By Dan French
11.8m watch Oprah's Obama interview

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Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special performed well for ABC on Sunday night, the latest viewing figures show.

The holiday special, which included an interview with Obama, a conversation with the First Couple, and a tour of the White House, put in 11.83m for the Alphabet network during the 10pm hour.

Earlier, a two-hour Extreme Makeover: Home Edition special grabbed 10.24m between 8pm and 10pm.

NBC's coverage of Philadelphia's game against the NY Giants averaged 18.94m between 8.30pm and 11pm, easily topping its rivals and leading the Peacock network to a primetime victory.

Over on Fox, The Simpsons and The Cleveland Show attracted 7.11m and 6.52m during the 8pm hour, then Family Guy had 7.68m at 9.30pm. American Dad followed at 9.30pm, drawing 6.19m.

A rerun of The Mentalist grabbed 10.54m for CBS at 8pm, 9.9m watched Cold Case at 9pm, and the 10pm Criminal Minds drew 8.87m.

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