Nielsen ratings: Singing pays off for 'Idol,' 'Voice'

Plus: "Jack and Jill" tops list of local Redbox rentals.

March 14, 2012 at 7:03PM
In this image released by Sony Pictures, Adam Sandler portrays both Jill, left, and Jack in a scene from "Jack & Jill." Sandler shattered the record for most nominations ever at the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that singling out the worst movies of the year. His 11 nominations Saturday included worst actor for both �Jack and Jill� and �Just Go with It� _ along with worst actress for �Jack and Jill,� in which he plays a family man and his own twin sister.
Adam Sandler portrays both Jill, left, and Jack in a scene from "Jack & Jill." (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of March 5 (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 Person of Interest (CBS)

5 The Big Bang Theory, 7 p.m. (CBS)

6 NCIS (CBS)

7 The Mentalist, Thu. (CBS)

8 The Big Bang Theory, 7:30 p.m. (CBS)

9 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

10 The Mentalist, Fri. (CBS)

11 Blue Bloods (CBS)

12 Survivor (CBS)

13 CSI: Miami (CBS)

14 60 Minutes (CBS)

15 The Good Wife (CBS)

16 The Amazing Race (CBS)

17 Undercover Boss (CBS)

18 Once Upon a Time (ABC)

19 Harry's Law (NBC)

20 Desperate Housewives (ABC)

MOVIE RENTALS

Sandler hits with 'Jack and Jill'Here are Redbox's top 20 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday:

1 Jack and Jill

2 Footloose (2011)

3 Hugo

4 In Time

5 Puss in Boots

6 The Rum Diary

7 Like Crazy

8 J. Edgar

9 The Thing (2011)

10 The Big Year

11 Drive

12 Dream House

13 Moneyball

14 50/50

15 Contagion

16 The Help

17 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1

18 The Rebound

19 Real Steel

20 Killer Elite

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