Here are the Neilsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationallly and network newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS For the week, CBS led, with an average 6.3 million viewers; NBC was second, with 5.2 million; ABC was third, with 4.9 million viewers; Fox was fourth, with 4.3 million; ION had 1.1 million; and the CW had 1 million.
NETWORK EVENING NEWS NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with 7.6 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 6.9 million, and “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for July 5-11. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership:
1. America’s Got Talent (Wednesday), NBC, 11.95 million
2. America’s Got Talent (Tuesday), NBC, 11.82 million
3. NCIS,” CBS, 10.74 million
4. The Bachelorette, ABC, 9.15 million
5. Wipeout (Tuesday), ABC, 8.76 million
6. The Mentalist, CBS, 8.64 million
7. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 8.58 million
8. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8.51 million
9. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8.32 million
10. Wipeout (Thursday), ABC, 7.89 million
11. Big Brother 12 (Thursday), CBS, 7.35 million
12. Hell’s Kitchen (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), Fox, 7.2 million
13. CSI: Miami, CBS, 7.198 million
14. 60 Minutes, CBS, 7.07 million
15. Big Brother 12 (Sunday), CBS, 7.04 million
16. Minute to Win It (Wednesday), NBC, 6.97 million
17. CSI: NY, CBS, 6.71 million
18. Criminal Minds, CBS, 6.61 million
19. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 6.6 million
20. Hell’s Kitchen (Tuesday, 8 p.m.), Fox, 6.597 million
