Nielsen ratings: Football games and other competitions dominate

September 17, 2014 at 6:40PM
Chicago Bears outside linebacker Lance Briggs (55) tackles San Francisco 49ers tight end Derek Carrier (46) during an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Viewers tuned in to watch the Chicago Bears rally past the San Francisco 49ers. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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

Sunday Night Football (NBC)

Thursday Night Football (CBS)

Sunday Night Football Pregame (NBC)

Thursday Night Football Pregame (CBS)

Football Night America (NBC)

60 Minutes (CBS)

Thursday Night Football Kick-Off (CBS)

America's Got Talent, Wed. 8 p.m. (NBC)

America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)

Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)

Miss America competition (ABC)

Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)

America's Got Talent, Wed. 7 p.m.

Big Brother, Tue. (CBS)

Under the Dome (CBS)

Unforgettable (CBS)

Blue Bloods (CBS)

Dateline (NBC)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Masterchef (Fox)

Movie rentals

'Other Woman' wins out

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

The Other Woman

Draft Day (DVD)

A Haunted House 2

Moms' Night Out

Oculus

Divergent

Captain America: Winter Soldier (DVD)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (DVD)

They Came Together

Rio 2

Transcendence

Captain America: Winter Soldier (Blu-ray)

Sabotage

Heaven Is for Real

Noah

The Lego Movie

Bad Words

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Blu-ray)

Draft Day (Blu-ray)

Divergent (Blu-ray)

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