Nielsen ratings: Oscars win award for No. 1 TV show

Plus: "Puss in Boots" tops list of local Redbox rentals.

February 29, 2012 at 7:45PM
Ben Stiller and Emma Stone present the award for Visual Effects at the 84th Annual Academy Awards show at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
Ben Stiller and Emma Stone present the award for Visual Effects at the 84th Annual Academy Awards show. (Mct - Mct/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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

1 Academy Awards2 Oscars' Red Carpet Live, Part 3 (ABC)

3 NCIS (CBS)

4 Oscars' Red Carpet Live, Part 2 (ABC)

5 The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

6 American Idol, Wed. (Fox)

7 The Voice (NBC)

8 American Idol, Thu. (Fox)

9 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

10 Person of Interest (CBS)

11 The Mentalist (CBS)

12 Two and a Half Men (CBS)

13 Criminal Minds (CBS)

14 Oscars' Red Carpet Live, Part 1 (ABC)

15 CSI (CBS)

16 Modern Family (ABC)

17 2 Broke Girls (CBS)

18 Blue Bloods (CBS)

19 Mike & Molly (CBS)

20 Unforgettable (CBS)

MOVIE RENTALS

'Puss in Boots' is the top catHere are Redbox's top 20 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Wednesday:

1 Puss in Boots

2 The Rum Diary

3 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

4 Drive

5 The Whistleblower

6 Moneyball

7 Contagion

8 50/50

9 Killer Elite

10 What's Your Number?

11 The Help

12 Real Steel

13 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

14 The Ides of March

15 Dolphin Tale

16 Rise of the Planet of the Apes

17 Abduction

18 Mr. Popper's Penguins

19 The Hangover, Part II

20 London Boulevard

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