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FILE - This undated publicity file image released by The Weinstein Company shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candle in "Django Unchained," directed by Quentin Tarantino. Chinese theaters pulled ìDjango Unchainedî at the last minute, despite widespread reports that Tarantino had bowed to censorsí demands by dampening the filmís violence. China said only that the filmís screening had been halted for ìtechnical reasonsî without elaborating what that meant. (AP Pho
Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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

NCIS (CBS)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

The Voice (NBC)

Dancing With the Stars, results (ABC)

Person of Interest (CBS)

The Voice, Tue. (NBC)

60 Minutes (CBS)

American Idol, Wed. (Fox)

Castle (ABC)

Two and a Half Men (CBS)

American Idol, Thu. (Fox)

Blue Bloods (CBS)

Elementary (CBS)

Body of Proof (ABC)

Survivor: Caramoan (CBS)

The Good Wife (CBS)

Undercover Boss (CBS)

Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

Movie rentals

'Django' keeps lock on top spot

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

Django Unchained (DVD)

This Is 40 (DVD)

Parental Guidance

Life of Pi

The Impossible

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (DVD)

Les Miserables

Django Unchained (Blu-ray)

Lincoln

Argo

Pawn

Zero Dark Thirty

This Is 40 (Blu-ray)

Wreck-It Ralph

Killing Them Softly

Skyfall

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Blu-ray)

Red Dawn

Rise of the Guardians

Life of Pi (Blu-ray)

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