'NFL Playoffs' Scores More than 30M Viewers

(NewsCore) - Over 31 million people tuned in to watch Sunday's NFL Playoff Game between the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints on NBC, making it the most-watched prime time program for the week of January 2 to January 8.

Nielsen ratings released Tuesday show the game's pre-kickoff show landed in second place with 25.4 million viewers and CBS' crime drama "NCIS" in third with an audience of 19.8 million.

Top 10 Primetime Broadcast Ranking by Total Viewers: January 2 to January 8, 2012:

1. NBC: "Sunday Night Football" -- 31,780,000
2. NBC: "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick" -- 25,475,000
3. CBS: "NCIS" -- 19,814,000
4. CBS: "60 Minutes" -- 18,072,000
5. CBS: "NCIS: Los Angeles" -- 17,078,000
6. ABC: "Modern Family" -- 14,027,000
7. CBS: "Two and a Half Men" -- 13,941,000
8. ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" -- 12,116,000
9. CBS: "2 Broke Girls" -- 12,101,000
10. CBS: "Hawaii Five-0" -- 11,896,000