Last week, just one thing totally ruled the airwaves: football.
Between the Tostitos FIesta Bowl (No.
5, 17.1 million viewers) on Monday; the FedEx BCS National Championship game (No.
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1, 26.8 million viewers) on Thursday; and an NFC playoff game (No.
2, 23.8 million) on Saturday, Foxs pigskin trifecta made a ratings touchdown in the weekly ratings.
The other celebrity on the ratings radar?
Barbara Walters grilled him on one of her signature specials, which rolled in at No.
11 with 12.6 million viewers.
One new entry, though: NBCsThe Biggest Loserpremiered at No.
14 with 11.9 million viewers a very healthy number for an aging reality show in its seventh season.
The full Top 20 is after the jump.
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FedEx BCS National Championship | Fox | 26.8 million2.
NFC Playoffs | Fox | 23.8 million3.The Mentalist| CBS | 19.6 million4.NCIS| CBS | 19.1 million5.
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl | Fox | 17.1 million6.60 Minutes| CBS | 15.0 million7.
