Nielsen ratings: 'NCIS' returns to TV top spot; 'Spider-Man 2' rules movie rentals

August 27, 2014 at 6:38PM
In this publicity photo released by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Andrew Garfield stars as Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures' "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." The Spider-Man franchise will detour next with a ìSinister Sixî spinoff in 2016, pushing ìThe Amazing Spider-Man 3î to 2018. Sonyís Columbia Pictures announced its updated schedule for the web-slinger Wednesday, July 23, 2014. By ordering ìSinister Sixî ahead of the next ìSpider-Manî movie, the studio h
Andrew Garfield stars as the title character in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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

NCIS (CBS)

America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)

America's Got Talent, Wed. (NBC)

60 Minutes (CBS)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

Under the Dome (CBS)

NFL Preseason: Cincinnati at. Ariz. (NBC)

Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)

Unforgettable (CBS)

Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)

Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)

Mom (CBS)

NFL Pregame (NBC)

America's Got Talent, Wed. (NBC)

Dateline Sunday (NBC)

Rookie Blue (ABC)

Dateline Friday (NBC)

Extant (CBS)

Person of Interest (CBS)

Movie rentals

'Spider-Man 2' climbs to top

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

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (DVD)

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Blu-ray)

Divergent (DVD)

Sabotage (DVD)

Transcendence (DVD)

Rio 2

The Quiet Ones

Heaven Is for Real

Noah

Divergent (Blu-ray)

Bad Words

Rage

Need for Speed

God's Not Dead

Sabotage (Blu-ray)

Muppets Most Wanted

The Lego Movie

Dom Hemingway

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

Transcendence (Blu-ray)

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