New Zealand’s Got Talent has maintained its #1 position as the most watched show in New Zealand now for 10 consecutive weeks.
16 of the top 25 shows aired on TV One, 8 on TV2 and only one, 3 News, on TV3.
Shortland Street was the most watched show on TV2 again this week.
Six of the top 25 shows had also previously aired.
Here are the top 25 most watched shows on TV for the week ending November 17, 2012:
| RANK | SHOW | CHANNEL |
| 1 | New Zealand’s Got Talent | TVOne |
| 2 | Border Patrol | TVOne |
| 3 | The Force | TVOne |
| 4 | Dog Squad (R) | TVOne |
| 5 | One News | TVOne |
| 6 | Coastwatch (R) | TVOne |
| 7 | Shortland Street | TV2 |
| 8 | Sunday(PM) | TVOne |
| 9 | Wildest India | TVOne |
| 10 | Mrs. Brown’s Boys (R) | TVOne |
| 11 | The Suspects | TVOne |
| 12 | Close Up | TVOne |
| 13 | Coronation Street | TVOne |
| 14 | Police Ten 7 | TV2 |
| 15 | Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook | TVOne |
| 16 | Nothing Trivial | TVOne |
| 17 | Is Modern Medicine Killing You | TVOne |
| 18 | The Middle (R) | TV2 |
| 19 | Air Ways | TV2 |
| 20 | The Amazing Race Australia | TV2 |
| 21 | 3 News | TV3 |
| 22 | Embarrassing Bodies | TV2 |
| 23 | The Politically Incorrect (R) | TVOne |
| 24 | The Big Bang Theory (R) | TV2 |
| 25 | Knowing | TV2 |
Source: Nielsen Television Audience Measurement, All 5+

