Here are the Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally and network newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS
For the week, ABC was first, averaging 8 million viewers, CBS was second with 7.1 million, Fox had 5.3 million, NBC had 5.1 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and The CW had 930,000.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” was first, averaging 7.5 million viewers; ABC’s “World News” was second, with 6.9 million viewers; and “CBS Evening News” had 5.4 million viewers.
1. NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers vs. Boston, Game 5, ABC, 18.65 million
2. NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers vs. Boston, Game 4, ABC, 16.37 million
3. NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers vs. Boston, Game 3, ABC, 15.96 million
4. America’s Got Talent, NBC, 13.09 million
5. NCIS, CBS, 11.26 million
6. Glee, Fox, 11.08 million
7. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 9.84 million
8. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 9.57 million
9. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 9.12 million
10. 60 Minutes, CBS, 9.04 million
11. The Mentalist, CBS, 8.91 million
12. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 8.51 million
13. Criminal Minds, CBS, 8.47 million
14. CSI: NY, CBS, 8.42 million
15. NHL Finals: Chicago vs. Philadelphia, Game 6, NBC, 8.28 million
16. So You Think You Can Dance (Wednesday), Fox, 8.15 million
17. CSI: Miami, CBS, 7.97 million
18. The Bachelorette, ABC, 7.91 million
19. America’s Got Talent (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 7.53 million
20. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Thursday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 7.41 million
