Nielsen ratings for Aug. 17-23: Another big week for "Talent"; "Hot Pursuit" top movie rental

August 26, 2015 at 5:25PM
Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon in "Hot Pursuit"
Sofia Vergara, left, and Reese Witherspoon star in “Hot Pursuit.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Aug. 17-23 (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)

NCIS (CBS)

60 Minutes (CBS)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)

Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

Zoo (CBS)

Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)

Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)

Dateline Mystery (NBC)

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

Scorpion (CBS)

Mom (CBS)

Blue Bloods (CBS)

NFL Preseason: St. Louis at Tennessee (Fox)

Dateline Friday (NBC)

Extant (CBS)

Movie rentals

'Hot Pursuit' claims No. 1

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

Hot Pursuit

Insurgent

Get Hard

The Longest Ride

Focus

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Unfinished Business

Ex Machina

Run All Night

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Every Secret Thing

American Sniper

Vendetta

Jupiter Ascending

The Gunman

Strangerland

The DUFF

Fifty Shades of Grey

Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water

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