Nielsen ratings: 'Got Talent' still a top performer

Plus: "Soul Surfer" tops the list of local Redbox rentals.

August 10, 2011 at 7:20PM
Dennis Quaid, AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt in "Soul Surfer"
Dennis Quaid, AnnaSophia Robb and Helen Hunt in "Soul Surfer" (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Aug. 1 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.:

1 America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)2 America's Got Talent, Wed. (NBC)

3 The Bachelorette (ABC)

4 NCIS (CBS)

5 The Bachelorette: After the Rose (ABC)

6 60 Minutes (CBS)

7 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

8 Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)

9 Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)

10 Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)

11 Wipeout, Thu. (ABC)

12 Wipeout, Tue. (ABC)

13 Flashpoint (CBS)

14 Hell's Kitchen, Tue. (Fox)

15 The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

16 Criminal Minds (CBS)

17 Blue Bloods (CBS)

18 CSI: NY (CBS)

19 The Mentalist (CBS)

20 Masterchef, Tue. (Fox)

MOVIE RENTALS

'Soul Surfer' hangs 10 at No. 1Here are Redbox's top DVD rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday:

1 Soul Surfer

2 Source Code

3 Rango

4 The Adjustment Bureau

5 The Lincoln Lawyer

6 Unknown

7 Season of the Witch

8 Hall Pass

9 Sucker Punch

10 Cedar Rapids

11 Insidious

12 Just Go With It

13 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

14 Quarantine 2: Terminal

15 Red Riding Hood

16 The Eagle

17 The Warrior's Way

18 The Dilemma

19 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

20 True Grit

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