Here are Nielsen ratings for the top networks, network newscasts, 10 p.m. Denver newscasts and the top 20 prime-time shows nationally for last week.
TOP NETWORKS
NBC, first, averaging 23.3 million prime-time viewers; CBS, second, 5.6 million; ABC, third, 3.6 million; Fox, fourth, 3.5 million; and My Network TV, fifth, 1.5 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News,” first, averaging 9.0 million viewers; ABC’s “World News Tonight,” second, 6.9 million; “CBS Evening News,” third, 5.5 million.
LOCAL 10 P.M. NEWS
KUSA-Channel 9, first; KCNC-Channel 4, second; KMGH-Channel 7, third.
1. Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony, NBC, 27.83 million viewers.
2. Summer Olympics Tuesday, NBC, 26.63 million viewers.
3. Summer Olympics Monday, NBC, 26.37 million viewers.
4. Summer Olympics Wednesday, NBC, 24.76 million viewers.
5. Summer Olympics Thursday, NBC, 22.44 million viewers.
6. Beijing Closing Party, NBC, 20.58 million viewers.
7. Summer Olympics Friday, NBC, 17.88 million viewers.
8. Summer Olympics Saturday, NBC, 16.76 million viewers.
9. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8.16 million viewers.
10. NCIS, CBS, 7.61 million viewers.
11. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 7.29 million viewers.
12. Flashpoint, CBS, 7.21 million viewers.
13. 60 Minutes, CBS, 6.70 million viewers.
14. CSI: Miami, CBS, 6.38 million viewers.
15. Big Brother 10 (Thursday), CBS, 6.17 million viewers.
16. Big Brother 10 (Tuesday), CBS, 6.12 million viewers.
17. CSI: NY, CBS, 6.06 million viewers.
18. Big Brother 10 (Sunday), CBS, 6.04 million viewers.
19. Criminal Minds, CBS, 5.92 million viewers.
20. Cold Case, CBS, 5.85 million viewers.
