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 6.1 million viewers; NBC was second, with 5.7 million; ABC was third, with 5.5 million viewers; Fox came in fourth, with 4.6 million; ION had 1.2 million; and the CW had 1.4 million
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with 7.2 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 6.9 million, and “CBS Evening News” had 5 million
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Aug. 2-8. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership:
1. The Bachelorette, ABC, 11.74 million
2. NFL Exhibition Football: Cincinnati vs. Dallas, NBC, 11.44 million
3. The Bachelorette: After the Rose, ABC, 11.32 million
4. America’s Got Talent (Tuesday), NBC, 10.37 million
5. America’s Got Talent (Wednesday), NBC, 10.06 million
6. NFL Pregame Show, NBC, 9.62 million
7. 60 Minutes, CBS, 9.4 million
8. NCIS, CBS, 8.95 million
9. Wipeout (Tuesday), ABC, 8.91 million
10. The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8.52 million
11. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8.21 million
12. Big Brother 12, (Sunday), CBS, 7.56 million
13. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 7.31 million
14. Criminal Minds, CBS, 7.18 million
15. Hell’s Kitchen, Fox, 7.15 million
16. Big Brother 12 (Thursday), CBS, 7.14 million
17. The Mentalist, CBS, 7.03 million
18. Big Brother 12 (Wednesday), 6.97 million
19. Rookie Blue, ABC, 6.87 million
20. Minute to Win It (Wednesday), NBC, 6.8 million
