Nielsen ratings: 'NCIS' stays a step ahead of 'Dancing'

March 27, 2013 at 8:38PM
"Squall" -- A massive storm brings the NCIS team aboard the USS Borealis, where everyone becomes a suspect once the crime scene proves that Mother Nature wasn’t the only culprit. Tension builds when McGee discovers that his estranged father, Navy Admiral John McGee, was on board during the incident, on NCIS, Tuesday, March 26 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured left to right: Michael Weatherly,
The “NCIS” team includes Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo and Mark Harmon. (Sonja Flemming/CBS)

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

NCIS (CBS)

Dancing With the Stars (ABC)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

American Idol, Wed. (Fox)

American Idol, Thu. (Fox)

Castle (ABC)

Criminal Minds (CBS)

CSI (CBS)

60 Minutes (CBS)

Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

Dancing With the Stars: First Look (ABC)

The Good Wife (CBS)

Golden Boy (CBS)

Survivor: Caramoan (CBS)

Scandal (ABC)

Hawaii Five-O (CBS)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Body of Proof (ABC)

Splash (ABC)

The Mentalist (CBS)

Movie rentals

Zero Dark Thirty raids top spot

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

Zero Dark Thirty (DVD)

Argo (DVD)

Skyfall (DVD)

Argo (Blu-ray)

Rise of the Guardians

Zero Dark Thirty (Blu-ray)

Wreck-It Ralph (DVD)

Anna Karenina

Playing for Keeps

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Flight

The Man With the Iron Fists

Skyfall (Blu-ray)

Taken 2

The Factory

End of Watch

Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike

Wreck-It Ralph (Blu-ray)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Sessions

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