Nielsen ratings for Aug. 12-18: 'Talent' takes top 2 spots

August 21, 2019 at 5:21PM
Robert Downey Jr. and Jeremy Renner in "Avengers: Endgame." (Marvel Studios) ORG XMIT: 1376181
Jeremy Renner and Robert Downey Jr. in “Avengers: Endgame.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Aug. 12-18 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  • America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)
  • America's Got Talent, Wed. (NBC)
  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • NFL Preseason, Seattle vs. Minnesota (Fox)
  • Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)
  • The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)
  • NCIS (CBS)
  • America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
  • Bachelor in Paradise, Mon. (ABC)
  • Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)
  • Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)
  • Bachelor in Paradise, Tue. (ABC)
  • NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
  • Dateline, Mon. (NBC)
  • FBI (CBS)
  • The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
  • Young Sheldon (CBS)
  • Blue Bloods (CBS)

Movie rentals

'Avengers' starts at No. 1

Here are Redbox's top 10 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday.

  • Avengers: Endgame
  • Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
  • Long Shot
  • Shazam!
  • The Curse of La Llorona
  • The Intruder
  • Uglydolls
  • Alita: Battle Angel
  • Breakthrough
  • Hellboy
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT -- "Live Results 1" Episode 1413 -- Pictured: (l-r) Terry Crews, Ansley Burns -- (Photo by: Justin Lubin/NBC) ORG XMIT: Season:14
Terry Crews and Ansley Burns on “America’s Got Talent.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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