Nielsen ratings: 'Idol,' 'Dancing' still tops, with basketball in mix

Plus: "The Tourist" remains the top local Redbox video rental.

April 13, 2011 at 9:18PM
Scotty McCreery performed on "American Idol."
Scotty McCreery performed on "American Idol." (Fox/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of April 4 (Monday to Sunday), according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.:

1 American Idol, Wed. (Fox)2 Dancing With the Stars, Mon. (ABC)

3 American Idol, Thu. (Fox)

4 NCAA Basketball: UConn vs. Butler (CBS)

5 NCIS (CBS)

6 Dancing With the Stars, Tue. (ABC)

7 The Mentalist (CBS)

8 Criminal Minds (CBS)

9 60 Minutes (CBS)

10 CSI (CBS)

11 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

12 NCAA: Prelude to a Championship (CBS)

13 Castle (ABC)

14 The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

15 Undercover Boss (CBS)

16 Body of Proof (ABC)

17 Survivor (CBS)

18 The Good Wife (CBS)

19 Blue Bloods (CBS)

20 Bones (Fox)

MOVIE RENTALS

'Tourist' settles in at No. 1Here are Redbox's top 20 DVD and Blu-ray rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday by the kiosk-based rental company:

1 The Tourist

2 Tron: Legacy

3 Love & Other Drugs

4 I Love You, Phillip Morris

5 Due Date

6 127 Hours

7 The Fighter

8 How Do You Know

9 Stone

10 Tangled

11 Unstoppable

12 The Switch

13 Fair Game

14 Life as We Know It

15 Megamind

16 The Next Three Days

17 Faster

18 Morning Glory

19 I Spit on Your Grave (2011)

20 Tron: Legacy (Blu-ray)

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