Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Dec. 21-27 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.
Nielsen ratings: Football tops holiday specials
1. Sunday Night Football (NBC)
2. Sunday Night NFL Pre-kick (NBC)
3. The OT (Fox)
4. Football Night in America, Part 3 (NBC)
5. 60 Minutes (CBS)
6. NBA Christmas Special (ABC)
7. The Bachelorette (ABC)
8. The Price Is Right Holiday (CBS)
9. The Masked Dancer (Fox)
10. The Bachelorette Special (ABC)
11. It's a Wonderful Life (NBC)
12. Let's Make a Deal Special (CBS)
13. Football Night in America, Part 2 (NBC)
14. The Neighborhood (repeat) (CBS)
15. Funniest Home Videos, Part 2 (ABC)
16. Funniest Home Videos, Part 1 (ABC)
17. Blue Bloods Special (CBS)
18. Bob Hearts Abishola (repeat) (CBS)
19. Magnum P.I. Special (CBS)
20. NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat) CBS)
Movie rentals
'Grandpa' wins battle
Here are Redbox's top 10 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday.
1. "The War With Grandpa"
2. "Tenet"
3. "Love and Monsters"
4. "The Informer"
5. "Fatman"
6. "Alone"
7. "Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy"
8. "Jiu Jitsu"
9. "Unhinged"
1o. "Mulan"
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