Nielsen ratings: Oscars are big draw; 'Playing With Fire' is top rental

February 13, 2020 at 5:59PM
John Cena and Christian Convery in PLAYING WITH FIRE from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Doane Gregory.
John Cena and Christian Convery in “Playing With Fire.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Feb. 3-9 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. 92nd Academy Awards (ABC)
    1. Live From the Red Carpet, part two (ABC)
      1. Live From the Red Carpet, part one (ABC)
        1. Young Sheldon (CBS)
          1. Chicago Med (NBC)
            1. Chicago Fire (NBC)
              1. Democratic Debate (ABC)
                1. Chicago PD (NBC)
                  1. The Masked Singer (Fox)
                    1. Bull (CBS)
                      1. Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
                        1. Mom (CBS)
                          1. America's Got Talent Champions (NBC)
                            1. 911: Lone Star (Fox)
                              1. The Neighborhood (CBS)
                                1. Unicorn (CBS)
                                  1. Station 19 (ABC)
                                    1. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS)
                                      1. NCIS (CBS)
                                        1. MacGyver (CBS)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          Warming up to 'Fire'

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

                                          1. "Playing With Fire"
                                            1. "Terminator: Dark Fate"
                                              1. "Doctor Sleep"
                                                1. "Joker"
                                                  1. "Zombieland: Double Tap"
                                                    1. "Gemini Man"
                                                      1. "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood"
                                                        1. "Harriet"
                                                          1. "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil"
                                                            1. "The Good Liar"
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