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 6.4 million viewers; NBC was second, with 4.9 million; Fox was third, with 4.8 million viewers; ABC came in fourth, with 4.3 million; ION had 1.3 million; and the CW had 960,000
NETWORK EVENING NEWS
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with 7.5 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 6.8 million, and “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Aug. 9-15. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership:
1. “America’s Got Talent” (Wed- nesday), NBC, 10.67 million
2. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.48 million
3. “NCIS,” CBS, 8.74 million
4. “Two and a Half Men” CBS, 8.69 million
5. “The Big Bang Theory” CBS, 8.49 million
6. “60 Minutes” CBS, 8.35 million
7. “Wipeout” (Tuesday), ABC, 7.95 million
8. “Big Brother 12” (Sunday), CBS, 7.46 million
9. “NCIS: Los Angeles” CBS, 7.35 million
10. “Hell’s Kitchen” Fox, 7.24 million
11. “Big Brother 12” (Thursday), CBS, 7.24 million
12. “Big Brother 12” (Wednesday), CBS, 7.1 million
13. “The Mentalist” CBS, 6.95 million
14. “So You Think You Can Dance” (Thursday), Fox, 6.74 million
15. “Criminal Minds” CBS, 6.54 million
16. “Minute to Win It” (Wednesday), NBC, 6.48 million
17. “Bachelor Pad” ABC, 6.37 million
18. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” CBS, 6.33 million
19. “WipeOut” (Thursday), ABC, 6.15 million
20. “So You Think You Can Dance” (Wednesday), Fox, 6.13 million
