Nielsen ratings: '60 Minutes' comes out on top of debates; 'Vanished' is top movie rental

October 29, 2020 at 4:53PM
Thomas Jane and Anne Heche in "The Vanishing."
Thomas Jane and Anne Heche in “The Vanished.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Oct. 19-25 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
    1. Sunday Night Football (NBC)
      1. Presidential Debate (ABC)
        1. Sunday Night Football postgame (NBC)
          1. Presidential Debate (NBC)
            1. Thursday Night Football (Fox)
              1. World Series Game 5 (Fox)
                1. World Series Game 4 (Fox)
                  1. World Series Game 1 (Fox)
                    1. World Series Game 2 (Fox)
                      1. Sunday Night Football pre-kick (NBC)
                        1. The Voice, Mon. (NBC)
                          1. World Series Game 3 (Fox)
                            1. Thursday Night Football pre-kick (Fox)
                              1. Monday Night Football postgame (Fox)
                                1. The Voice, Tue. (NBC)
                                  1. President Debate Analysis (ABC)
                                    1. Football Night in America (NBC)
                                      1. Presidential Debate Analysis (NBC)
                                        1. Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          'Vanished' appears

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

                                          1. "The Vanished"
                                            1. "Ava"
                                              1. "The Doorman"
                                                1. "The Silencing"
                                                  1. "The Tax Collector"
                                                    1. "The Owners"
                                                      1. "Scoob!"
                                                        1. "The Secret: Dare to Dream"
                                                          1. "Tremors: Shrieker Island"
                                                            1. "The Secrets We Keep"
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