Here are the Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally and network newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS
For the week, CBS was first, averaging 6.2 million viewers,NBC was second with 5.2 million, ABC had 5.1 million Fox had 4.5 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and The CW had 900,000.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” was first, averaging 7.2 million viewers; ABC’s “World News” was second, with 6.7 million viewers; and “CBS Evening News” had 5.2 million viewers.
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for June 21-27. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. America’s Got Talent (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), NBC, 12.37 million
2. America’s Got Talent (Tuesday), NBC, 11.65 million
3. NCIS, CBS, 9.72 million
4. Wipeout (Tuesday), ABC, 9.51 million
5. The Mentalist, CBS, 8.87 million
6. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8.54 million
7. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8.32 million
8. The Bachelorette, ABC, 8.26 million
9. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 8.18 million
10. Wipeout (Thursday), ABC, 7.88 million
11. 60 Minutes, CBS, 7.57 million
12. CSI: Miami, CBS, 7.56 million
13. America’s Got Talent (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 7.36 million
14. Rookie Blue, ABC, 7.24 million
15. CSI: NY, CBS, 6.98 million
16. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 6.84 million
17. So You Think You Can Dance (Thursday), Fox, 6.43 million
18. Hell’s Kitchen (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Fox, 6.378 million
19. So You Think You Can Dance (Wednesday), Fox, 6.377 million
20. Flashpoint, CBS, 8.28 million
