Here are the Neilsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally and network newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS For the week, CBS led, with an average 6 million viewers; Fox was second with 5.6 million; NBC was third, with 5.1 million; ABC was fourth, with 5 million viewers; ION had 1 million; and the CW had 980,000. NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with 7.6 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 6.6 million, and “CBS Evening News” had 5.1 million
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for July 5-11. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership:
1. Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Fox, 12.12 million.
2. America’s Got Talent (Tuesday), NBC, 11.63 million.
3. America’s Got Talent (Wednesday), NBC, 11.44 million.
4. NCIS, CBS, 10.21 million.
5. The Bachelorette, ABC, 9.64 million.
6. All-Star Game Pregame Show, Fox, 9.18 million.
7. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 8.15 million.
8. 60 Minutes, CBS, 7.84 million.
9. Wipeout (Thursday), ABC, 7.83 million.
10. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 7.825 million.
11. Wipeout (Tuesday), ABC, 7.82 million.
12. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 7.78 million.
13. The Mentalist, CBS, 7.46 million.
14. Big Brother 12 (Thursday), CBS, 7.1 million.
15. Big Brother 12 (Sunday), CBS, 6.92 million.
16. 2 0/20, ABC, 6.9 million.
17. Minute to Win It (Wednesday), NBC, 6.73 million.
18. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 6.66 million.
19. CSI: Miami, CBS, 6.46 million.
20. Rookie Blue, ABC, 6.38 million.
