Nielsen ratings: Olympics dominate; 'Mother's Day' top movie rental

August 10, 2016 at 4:03PM
Jorge Alberto Oliveira Gomes lights the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Jorge Alberto Oliveira Gomes lit the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Aug. 1-7 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

Summer Olympics, Sun. (NBC)

Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC)

Summer Olympics, Sat. (NBC)

America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)

America's Got Talent, Wed. (NBC)

The Bachelorette (ABC)

The Bachelorette: After the Rose (ABC)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

NCIS (CBS)

60 Minutes (CBS)

Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)

Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)

CMA Music Festival (ABC)

NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

Night Shift (NBC)

Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)

Life in Pieces (CBS)

Summer Olympic Preview, Thu. (NBC)

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

Movie rentals

'Mother's Day' is No. 1

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

Mother's Day

Meet the Blacks

Criminal

London Has Fallen

Kung Fu Panda 3

The Lobster

The Trust

Zootopia

The Divergent Series: Allegiant — Part 1

Miracles From Heaven

Deadpool

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

I Am Wrath

The Bronze

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

How to Be Single

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Ride Along 2

10 Cloverfield Lane

The Perfect Match

Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson in "Mother's Day." (Ron Batzdorff/Open Road Films) ORG XMIT: 1183716
Jennifer Aniston, left, and Kate Hudson star in “Mother’s Day.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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