Nielsen ratings: 'Talent' rules; 'Fate of the Furious' top movie rental

August 16, 2017 at 4:55PM
VIN DIESEL stars as Dom in "The Fate of the Furious." On the heels of 2015ís "Furious 7," one of the fastest movies to reach $1 billion worldwide and the sixth-biggest global title in box-office history, comes the newest chapter in one of the most popular and enduring motion-picture serials of all time.
Vin Diesel in “The Fate of the Furious.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Aug. 7-13 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  • America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)
  • The Bachelorette (ABC)
  • World of Dance (NBC)
  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • America's Got Talent, Wed. (NBC)
  • NCIS (CBS)
  • Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)
  • The Story of Diana, Part 1, Wed. (ABC)
  • Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
  • Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)
  • The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
  • The Story of Diana, Part 2, Thu. (ABC)
  • Bull (CBS)
  • SNL Weekend Update Special (NBC)
  • Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
  • The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)
  • Kevin Can Wait (CBS)
  • The Wall (NBC)

Movie rentals

'Furious' races to No. 1

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

  • The Fate of the Furious
  • Going in Style
  • The Boss Baby
  • Kong: Skull Island
  • Gifted
  • The Dinner
  • The Hunter's Prayer
  • The Circle
  • Ghost in the Shell
  • Unforgettable
  • CHiPs
  • Smurfs: The Lost Village
  • Logan
  • The Belko Experiment
  • The Lost City of Z
  • Get Out
  • The Lego Batman Movie
  • John Wick: Chapter Two
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Fist Fight
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