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Nielsen ratings: Fireworks light up TV screens

"Bounders" debuts atop the rental movie list.

July 11, 2018 at 4:58PM
The Macyís Fourth of July Fireworks Show launched over the East River as seen from Brooklyn, July 4, 2018. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
The Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show let viewers catch fireworks without bug bites. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of July 2-8 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
    1. Macy's 4th of July Fireworks, 7 p.m. (NBC)
      1. Little Big Shots (NBC)
        1. Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
          1. America's Got Talent (NBC)
            1. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
              1. NCIS (CBS)
                1. Young Sheldon (CBS)
                  1. The Bachelorette (ABC)
                    1. Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)
                      1. The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)
                        1. NCIS, New Orleans (CBS)
                          1. Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)
                            1. Bull (CBS)
                              1. Code Black (CBS)
                                1. Macy's 4th of July Fireworks, 9 p.m. (NBC)
                                  1. Blue Bloods (CBS)
                                    1. NASCAR Cup Series Race (NBC)
                                      1. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
                                        1. Mom (CBS)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          'Blockers' debuts at No. 1

                                          Here are Redbox's top 20 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday.

                                          1. Blockers
                                            1. Tomb Raider
                                              1. Escape Plan 2 – Double Feature
                                                1. Tyler Perry's Acrimony
                                                  1. Pacific Rim: Uprising
                                                    1. I Can Only Imagine
                                                      1. The Equalizer
                                                        1. Death Wish
                                                          1. Sherlock Gnomes
                                                            1. A Wrinkle in Time
                                                              1. Beirut
                                                                1. Red Sparrow
                                                                  1. Strangers: Prey at Night
                                                                    1. 7 Days in Entebbe
                                                                      1. The Hurricane Heist
                                                                        1. Game Night
                                                                          1. Black Panther
                                                                            1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
                                                                              1. Peter Rabbit
                                                                                1. The Greatest Showman
                                                                                  Miles Robbins, John Cena and Geraldine Viswanathan in "Blockers." (Universal Pictures) ORG XMIT: 1227362
                                                                                  John Cena, Geraldine Viswanathan and Miles Robbins in “Blockers.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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