Nielsen ratings: NCAA championship at top of game; 'The Mule' is top local rental

April 17, 2019 at 5:00PM
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(L-r) ALISON EASTWOOD as Iris and CLINT EASTWOOD as Earl Stone in Warner Bros. Pictures', Imperative Entertainment's and BRON Creative's "The Mule," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
Alison Eastwood as Iris and Clint Eastwood as Earl Stone in “The Mule.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of April 8-14 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. Basketball: Texas Tech vs. Virginia (CBS)
    1. NCIS (CBS)
      1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
        1. The Code (CBS)
          1. Blue Bloods (CBS)
            1. The Voice, Mon. (NBC)
              1. Survivor (CBS)
                1. NCAA Championship Pre Game (CBS)
                  1. The Voice, Tue. (NBC)
                    1. American Idol, Sun. (ABC)
                      1. The Big Bang Theory Thu., 7:30 p.m. (CBS)
                        1. God Friended Me (CBS)
                          1. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
                            1. Young Sheldon (CBS)
                              1. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
                                1. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
                                  1. NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
                                    1. American Idol, Mon. (ABC)
                                      1. The Big Bang Theory Thu., 8 p.m. (CBS)
                                        1. MacGyver (CBS)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          'Mule' rides to top spot

                                          Here are Redbox's top 10 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday.

                                          1. The Mule
                                            1. Holmes & Watson
                                              1. Bumblebee
                                                1. Aquaman
                                                  1. A Dog's Way Home
                                                    1. Welcome to Marwen
                                                      1. Mary Poppins Returns
                                                        1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
                                                          1. Second Act
                                                            1. Instant Family
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