2012-2013 Top-25 Most Watched TV Shows

Despite all the marketing blitzes that TV viewers get about what show is the hot new show, the most watched show, and best show this, that and the other thing, it all boils down to actual statistics at the end of "the night."

With that said, TV Guide reported on the most watched shows from the 2012-2013 TV season.

To be honest, it was no surprise to see NCIS, Person of Interest, The Walking Dead, Elementary, Castle and The Following made the list.

And oddly, while CBS dominated the list, and Vegas made the most-watched list at 23rd, they did cancel the series.  And a few cable shows made the list.  Times are changing gang!

Then there's the usual reality-TV fodder and laugh-track comedies peppering the rest of the list.

Check it out.

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With seven days' worth of DVR usage included in their season averages, here are the most-watched shows of the 2012-13 TV season.

1. NCIS CBS 21.6 million

2. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 21.0 million

3. THE BIG BANG THEORY CBS 19.0 million

4. NCIS: LOS ANGELES CBS 17.5 million

5. PERSON OF INTEREST CBS 16.2 million

6. AMERICAN IDOL (Wednesday) Fox 15.1 million

7. DANCING WITH THE STARS (Monday) ABC 15.0 million

8. AMERICAN IDOL (Thursday) Fox 14.8 million

9. THE VOICE (Monday) NBC 14.4 million*

10. THE WALKING DEAD AMC 14.3 million

11. DANCING WITH THE STARS (Tuesday) ABC 14.0 million

12. TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 13.9 million

13. THE VOICE (Tuesday) NBC 13.5 million

14. BLUE BLOODS CBS 13.3 million

15. ELEMENTARY CBS 13.0 million

16. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ESPN 12.9 million

17. MODERN FAMILY ABC 12.7 million

18. CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 12.6 million

19. THE OT Fox 12.5 million

20. CASTLE ABC 12.5 million

21 DUCK DYNASTY A and E 12.4 million

t. 60 MINUTES CBS 12.4 million

23. VEGAS CBS 12.0 million

24. THE FOLLOWING Fox 11.9 million

t. SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES CBS 11.9 million

t. CSI CBS 11.9 million

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-Bruce