Nielsen ratings: Same old song for 'Idol,' 'Voice'

Plus: "Tintin" tops list of local Redbox rentals

March 21, 2012 at 7:06PM
Left to right: Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), Tintin (Jamie Bell), and Snowy in THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, from Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures in association with Hemisphere Media Capital.
Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), Tintin (Jamie Bell), and Snowy in "The Adventures of Tintin." (Dml - Weta Digital Ltd./The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of March 12 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.:

1 American Idol, Wed. (Fox)2 American Idol, Thu. (Fox)

3 The Voice (NBC)

4 NCIS (CBS)

5 CSI (CBS)

6 Criminal Minds (CBS)

7 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

8 60 Minutes (CBS)

9 Missing (ABC)

10 Modern Family (ABC)

11 Survivor (CBS)

12 The Bachelor: After the Final Rose (ABC)

13 Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

14 The Good Wife (CBS)

15 The Amazing Race (CBS)

16 The Bachelor (ABC)

17 Desperate Housewives (ABC)

18 Once Upon a Time (ABC)

19 Touch (Fox)

20 CSI: Miami (CBS)

MOVIE RENTALS

'Tintin' makes a big splashHere are Redbox's top 20 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday:

1 The Adventures of Tintin (DVD)

2 Young Adult

3 Jack and Jill

4 In Time

5 The Three Musketeers

6 My Week With Marilyn

7 Footloose (2011)

8 Hugo

9 Puss in Boots

10 J. Edgar

11 The Rum Diary

12 The Thing (2011)

13 The Adventures of Tintin (Blu-ray)

14 Like Crazy

15 The Big Year

16 Drive

17 Dream House

18 50/50

19 Moneyball

20 Killer Elite

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