Here are Nielsen ratings for the top 20 primetime shows nationally, network newscasts and 10 p.m. Denver newscasts for last week.
National: CBS, first; NBC, second; Fox, third; ABC, fourth
Network evening news: ABC’s World News, first; NBC’s Nightly News, second; CBS Evening News, third
Local 10 p.m. news: KUSA-Channel 9, first; KCNC-Channel 4, second; KMGH-Channel 7, third.
1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 9.42 million viewers
2. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Thursday), Fox, 8.47 million viewers
3. CSI: Miami, CBS, 8.38 million viewers
4. 60 Minutes, CBS, 8.19 million viewers
5. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8.18 million viewers
6. Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, 8.12 million viewers
7. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Fox, 7.86 million viewers
8. Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, NBC, 7.58 million viewers
9. NCIS, CBS, 7.57 million viewers
10. Big Brother 8 (Thursday), CBS, 7.4 million viewers
11. Without a Trace, CBS, 7.37 million viewers
12. Cold Case, CBS, 7.24 million viewers
13. Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC, 6.86 million viewers
14. America’s Got Talent, NBC, 6.75 million viewers
15. 48 Hours Mystery, CBS, 6.68 million viewers
16. Boston Pops Fireworks, CBS, 6.65 million viewers
17. Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (Sunday), NBC, 6.64 million viewers
18. Dateline (Wednesday), NBC, 6.52 million viewers
19. Family Guy (Sunday), Fox, 6.28 million viewers
20. 20/20 (Friday), ABC, 6.07 million viewers
