Nielsen ratings: 'Masked Singer' revealed as No. 1; 'Way Back' way in front of movie rentals

May 28, 2020 at 4:28PM
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Charles Lott Jr., left, Ben Affleck and Al Madrigal in a scene from "The Way Back." (Richard Foreman/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Ben Affleck in “The Way Back.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of May 18-24 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. The Masked Singer (Fox)
    1. The Voice, Tue. (NBC)
      1. The Voice, Mon. (NBC)
        1. NCIS (repeat) (CBS)
          1. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (ABC)
            1. FBI (repeat) (CBS)
              1. Young Sheldon (repeat) (CBS)
                1. Man With a Plan (CBS)
                  1. The Voice Special (NBC)
                    1. Mom (repeat) (CBS)
                      1. S.W.A.T. (CBS)
                        1. NCIS Special (CBS)
                          1. The Neighborhood (repeat) (CBS)
                            1. FBI: Most Wanted (repeat) (CBS)
                              1. Blue Bloods (repeat) (CBS)
                                1. Broke (CBS)
                                  1. Bull (repeat) (CBS)
                                    1. FBI Special (CBS)
                                      1. MacGyver (repeat) (CBS)
                                        1. Magnum P.I. (repeat) (CBS)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          'Way Back' in front

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

                                          1. "The Way Back"
                                            1. "The Call of the Wild"
                                              1. "Birds of Prey"
                                                1. "Bloodshot"
                                                  1. "Sonic the Hedgehog"
                                                    1. "Capone"
                                                      1. "Blumhouse's Fantasy Island"
                                                        1. "Bad Boys for Life"
                                                          1. "Brahms: The Boy II"
                                                            1. "Onward"
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