In the penultimate week of the Nielsen year, football and holiday fare ruled the ratings roost.

Tim Nielsen has agreed to extend his contract as head coach of Australia until the conclusion of the 2011 cricket World Cup.

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.

Australia's head coach Tim Nielsen agrees a two-year extension to his contract.

Tim Nielsen has extended his contract as head coach of Australia until the 2011 World Cup.

AMSTERDAM - Het Filmmuseum in Amsterdam eert deze winter Europa's eerste filmster, de Deense Asta Nielsen (1881-1972). Ze speelde tussen 1910 en 1932 in meer dan zeventig films.

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 15-21. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

Nielsen - impressive. Tim Nielsen has agreed to extend his contract as head coach of Australia until the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup.

Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Australia cricket coach Tim Nielsen was given a contract extension through the 2011 World Cup, Cricket Australia said. Nielsen’s contract had been due to expire at the end of the 2009 Ashes series in England.

FORMER SA wicketkeeper Tim Nielsen will be Australia's cricket coach until at least the end of the 2011 season, it was announced today.

AUSTRALIAN coach Tim Nielsen has had his contract extended for another two years.

The Australian cricket team may have been on decline since he took over as coach but Tim Nielsen continues to have the backing of the country's board, which on Tuesday extended his contract until the 2011 World Cup in South Asia.

Tim Nielsen has agreed to extend his contract as head coach of Australia until the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup.

The Australian cricket team may have been on decline since he took over as coach but Tim Nielsen continues to have the backing of the country's board, which today extended his contract until the 2011 World Cup in South Asia.

The Australian team may have been on decline since he took over as the coach but Tim Nielsen continues to have the backing of the country's board, which today extended his contract until the 2011 World Cup. Nielsen's contract was due to expire after the 2009 Ashes tour of England and Cricket Australia (CA) said it is "delighted to have retained his services for the next three years".

Nielsen's contract was due to expire after the 2009 Ashes tour of England.

There might be doubts over a number of spots in the Australian set-up, but the coach Tim Nielsen is not one of them after having his contract extended by two years.

Cricket Australia (CA) has extended the contract of coach Tim Nielsen through to the end of the 2011 World Cup.

Australia's coach retained until 2011

Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 4th day

Melbourne, Dec 23 : As Australia struggle to retain the No.1 spot, coach Tim Nielsen's contract has been extended by Cricket Australia (CA) till the 2011 World Cup.

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AUSTRALIA'S cricket team arrived in Perth yesterday for the first Test, and coach Tim Nielsen wasted little time in taking the attack to South Africa.

— Sex er noe som er veldig bra for menneskeheten. Gud ga oss denne gaven, og jeg ser på det som en velsignelse, sier Nielsen til Agderposten. Pastoren, som er dansk av opprinnelse, ønsker å ta et oppgjør med det han mener er en tilgrising av seksuallivet.

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