Nielsen ratings: Big week for football

December 26, 2014 at 7:13PM
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows the character Leonardo in a scene from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."
Leonardo and pals were the top movie rental. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Dec. 15-21 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

NFL Sunday Night Football (NBC)

NCIS (CBS)

NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)

60 Minutes (CBS)

NFL Saturday Night Football (CBS)

Sunday Night Football Pre-Kick (NBC)

The Voice, Tue. (NBC)

The Voice, Mon. (NBC)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

NFL Saturday Night Pre-Kick (CBS)

Mom (CBS)

Scorpion (CBS)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

NFL Saturday Night Kickoff (CBS)

Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC)

Person of Interest (CBS)

Two and a Half Men (CBS)

The Mentalist (CBS)

Survivor (CBS)

Undercover Boss (CBS)

Movie rentals

'Ninja Turtles' rule

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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (DVD)

Guardians of the Galaxy (DVD)

Let's Be Cops

Into the Storm (DVD)

If I Stay

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Blu-ray)

Tammy

Guardians of the Galaxy (Blu-ray)

How to Train Your Dragon 2

And So It Goes

22 Jump Street

The Skeleton Twins

Maleficent

Into the Storm (Blu-ray)

The Giver

The November Man

When the Game Stands Tall

The Expendables 3

Neighbors

Tyler Perry's a Madea Christmas

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