Nielsen ratings for Dec. 17-23: '60 Minutes' challenges NFL; 'Venom' top movie rental

December 28, 2018 at 5:45PM
This image released by Sony Pictures shows a scene from "Venom." (Sony Pictures via AP)
A scene from "Venom." (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Dec. 17-23 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Thursday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. NFL: Kansas City at Seattle, Sun. (NBC)
    1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
      1. Sunday Night Football Prekick (NBC)
        1. The Voice, 8 p.m. Tue. (NBC)
          1. NFL Sunday Postgame (Fox)
            1. The Voice, Mon. (NBC)
              1. Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC)
                1. The Big Bang Theory, 7 p.m. Thu. (CBS)
                  1. NCIS (CBS)
                    1. The Voice, 7 p.m. Tue. (NBC)
                      1. Survivor (CBS)
                        1. Young Sheldon (CBS)
                          1. The Big Bang Theory, 8 p.m. Thu. (CBS)
                            1. Madam Secretary (CBS)
                              1. The Neighborhood (CBS)
                                1. America's Got Talent (NBC)
                                  1. FBI (CBS)
                                    1. Murphy Brown (CBS)
                                      1. Blue Bloods (CBS)
                                        1. Survivor Reunion (CBS)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          'Venom' takes top spot

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

                                          1. Venom
                                            1. The House With a Clock In Its Walls
                                              1. The Equalizer 2
                                                1. A Simple Favor
                                                  1. Smallfoot
                                                    1. Peppermint
                                                      1. Mission: Impossible — Fallout
                                                        1. Crazy Rich Asians
                                                          1. Mile 22
                                                            1. The Nun
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