Just a sort of FYI, looks like cartoons, wrestling, and pro football are enjoyed by more viewers than NCIS, a crime drama. Here’s the latest Nielson ratings:
1. NFL Football: Jacksonville vs. Houston (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 6.72 million homes, 8.89 million viewers.
2. Movie: “Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh” (Friday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 5.04 million homes, 8.09 million viewers.
3. Movie: “The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), TNT, 3.71 million homes, 5.44 million viewers.
4. “Leverage” (Sunday, 10 p.m.), TNT, 3.51 million homes, 4.98 million viewers.
5. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.43 million homes, 5.07 million viewers.
6. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.39 million homes, 4.82 million viewers.
7. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Friday, 7:30 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.37 million homes, 4.93 million viewers.
8. Movie: “Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh” (Saturday, 11 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.36 million homes, 4.76 million viewers.
9. Movie: “An Accidental Christmas” (Saturday, 9 p.m.), Lifetime, 3.33 million homes, 4.05 million viewers.
10. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.27 million homes, 4.88 million viewers.
11. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Friday, 7 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.23 million homes, 4.47 million viewers.
12. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 9 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.04 million homes, 4.09 million viewers.
13. “NCIS” (Wednesday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.94 million homes, 3.8 million viewers.
14. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Sunday, 12:30 p.m.), 2.93 million homes, 4.06 million viewers.
15. “NCIS” (Thursday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.89 million homes, 3.65 million viewers.
Murder shouldn’t be entertainment. It makes it too easy for people to forget that they are talking and making judgements about real people sometimes when they are discussing current crimes.