Nielsen ratings: ABC rides waves of Oscars; 'Lucy' top movie rental

February 25, 2015 at 7:37PM
Lucy (SCARLETT JOHANSSON) is temporarily held hostage by thugs in "Lucy", an action-thriller that examines the possibility of what one human could truly do if she unlocked 100 percent of her brain capacity and accessed the furthest reaches of her mind.
Scarlett Johansson stars as “Lucy.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Feb. 16-22 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

The Oscars (ABC)

Oscars Live From the Red Carpet 3 (ABC)

NCIS (CBS)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Oscars Live from the Red Carpet 2 (ABC)

NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)

Two and a Half Men (CBS)

The Odd Couple (CBS)

Oscars Live from the Red Carpet 1 (ABC)

Empire (Fox)

Blue Bloods (CBS)

Hawaii Five-O (CBS)

Scandal (ABC)

American Idol, Wed. (Fox)

The Mentalist (CBS)

How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)

The Bachelor (ABC)

Person of Interest (CBS)

Mike & Molly (CBS)

American Idol, Thu. (Fox)

Movie rentals

'Lucy' gains top spot

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

Lucy (DVD)

St. Vincent (DVD)

Gone Girl

The Drop

The Boxtrolls

Lucy (Blu-ray)

John Wick (DVD)

Dying of the Light

Fury

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The Interview

The Judge

St. Vincent (Blu-ray)

Boyhood

The Homesman

The Maze Runner

Addicted

Predestination

John Wick (Blu-ray)

The Equalizer

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