Nielsen ratings: Lions vs. Saints hits it big at No. 1

Plus: "The Hangover, Part II" tops list of local Redbox rentals

January 11, 2012 at 8:13PM
Bradley Cooper as Phil, from left, Ed Helms as Stu and Zach Galifianakis as Alan star in "The Hangover Part II."
Bradley Cooper as Phil, from left, Ed Helms as Stu and Zach Galifianakis as Alan star in "The Hangover Part II." (Warner Bros./The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Jan. 2 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.:

1 NFL Playoffs: Lions vs. Saints (NBC)2 NFL Playoffs Pregame (NBC)

3 NCIS (CBS)

4 60 Minutes (CBS)

5 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

6 Modern Family (ABC)

7 Two and a Half Men (CBS)

8 Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

9 2 Broke Girls (CBS)

10 Mike & Molly (CBS)

11 Hawaii Five-O (CBS)

12 Unforgettable (CBS)

13 The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

14 The Good Wife (CBS)

15 Blue Bloods (CBS)

16 CSI: NY (CBS)

17 CSI: Miami (CBS)

18 Once Upon a Time (ABC)

19 How I Met Your Mother (CBS)

20 The Middle (ABC)

MOVIE RENTALS

'Hangover' hangs out at topHere are Redbox's top 20 DVD rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday:

1 The Hangover, Part II (DVD)

2 Cowboys & Aliens (DVD)

3 Mr. Popper's Penguins

4 Colombiana

5 The Debt

6 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

7 The Help

8 I Don't Know How She Does It

9 Friends With Benefits

10 Midnight in Paris

11 The Change-Up

12 Apollo 18

13 Kung Fu Panda 2

14 Crazy Stupid Love

15 Cowboys & Aliens (Blu-ray)

16 One Day

17 Straw Dogs

18 Warrior

19 The Hangover, Part II (Blu-ray)

20 Our Idiot Brother

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