Top-rated United States television programs of 2012–13

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 2012–13 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.^[1]

Rank	Program	Network	Rating
1	NCIS	CBS	13.5
2	Sunday Night Football	NBC	12.4
3	The Big Bang Theory	CBS	11.6
4	NCIS: Los Angeles		11.0
5	Person of Interest		10.0
6	Dancing with the Stars	ABC	9.9
7	American Idol — Wednesday	FOX	9.2
7	Dancing with the Stars — Results	ABC	9.2
9	American Idol — Thursday	FOX	8.9
10	Two and a Half Men	CBS	8.7
10	The Voice	NBC	8.7
12	Blue Bloods	CBS	8.5
13	The Voice — Tuesday	NBC	8.4
14	Elementary	CBS	8.3
15	Castle	ABC	8.1
16	60 Minutes	CBS	8.0
16	Criminal Minds		8.0
18	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation		7.7
	Grey's Anatomy	ABC
	The Mentalist	CBS
	Modern Family	ABC
	Vegas	CBS
23	Body of Proof	ABC	7.3
	CSI: NY	CBS
	The Following	FOX
	The Good Wife	CBS
	Survivor: Philippines
28	2 Broke Girls		6.8
28	Hawaii Five-0		6.8
30	Survivor: Caramoan		6.7

References

v t Top-rated United States television programs by season
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