Here are the Nielsen ratings for the top 20 prime-time shows nationally and network newscasts.
TOP NETWORKS For the week, CBS led with an average of 5.9 million viewers. ABC and NBC were virtually tied at second with 4.99 million and 4.96 million, respectively; Fox was third with 4.5 million; ION was fourth with 1.2 million and the CW had 1.1 million. NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News topped the evening newscasts with 7.3 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 7.1 million and “CBS Evening News” had 5.01 million.
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for July 19-25. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership: 1. America’s Got Talent (Tuesday), NBC, 10.48 million.
2. The Bachelorette, ABC, 10.01 million.
3. America’s Got Talent (Wednesday), NBC, 10 million.
4. NCIS, CBS, 9.81 million.
5. Wipeout (Tuesday), ABC, 8.34 million.
6. Wipeout (Thursday), ABC, 7.87 million.
7. The Big Bang Theory CBS, 7.81 million.
8. 60 Minutes CBS, 7.77 million.
9. Two and a Half Men CBS, 7.67 million.
10. The Mentalist CBS, 7.32 million.
11. Big Brother 12 (Sunday), CBS, 7.20 million.
12. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 7.06 million.
13. Hell’s Kitchen (Tuesday),” Fox, 6.98 million.
14. Big Brother 12 (Thursday), CBS, 6.74 million.
15. Criminal Minds, CBS, 6.67 million.
16. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 6.57 million.
17. Big Brother (Wednesday), CBS, 6.498 million.
18. Rookie Blue, ABC, 6.496 million.
19. 2 0/20, ABC, 6.25 million.
20. Minute to Win It (Wednesday), NBC, 6.16 million.
