Nielsen ratings for Dec. 5-11: Football big for NBC; 'Bad Moms' top movie rental

December 14, 2016 at 5:37PM
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Maddie Baillio, left, and Harvey Fierstein as Tracy and Edna Turnblad in “Hairspray Live!” which cracked the top 20. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Dec. 5-11 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. NFL: Dallas at N.Y. Giants, Sun. (NBC)
    1. NFL Sunday Night Pregame (NBC)
      1. NFL: Oakland at Kansas City, Thu. (NBC)
        1. NCIS (CBS)
          1. Football Night in America Part 3 (NBC)
            1. Bull (CBS)
              1. 60 Minutes (CBS)
                1. This Is Us (NBC)
                  1. The OT (Fox)
                    1. NFL Thursday Night Pregame (NBC)
                      1. Blue Bloods (CBS)
                        1. The Voice, Tue. (NBC)
                          1. The Voice, Mon. (NBC)
                            1. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
                              1. Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
                                1. NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
                                  1. Hairspray Live! (NBC)
                                    1. Survivor (CBS)
                                      1. NFL Thursday Night Pregame 2 (NBC)
                                        1. Chicago Fire (NBC)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          'Bad Moms' prevails again

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

                                          1. Bad Moms
                                            1. Mechanic: Resurrection
                                              1. Pete's Dragon
                                                1. Finding Dory
                                                  1. Hell or High Water
                                                    1. Don't Breathe
                                                      1. Sausage Party
                                                        1. Independence Day: Resurgence
                                                          1. The BFG
                                                            1. Nine Lives
                                                              1. The Legend of Tarzan
                                                                1. Central Intelligence
                                                                  1. Lights Out
                                                                    1. The Wild Life
                                                                      1. X-Men Apocalypse
                                                                        1. Star Trek Beyond
                                                                          1. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
                                                                            1. Hands of Stone
                                                                              1. Ice Age: Collision Course
                                                                                1. Ghostbusters
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