Nielsen ratings: 'Talent' shares the spotlight with 'Big Bang'

Plus: '21 Jump Street' tops the list of local Redbox rentals

July 11, 2012 at 8:24PM
Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco on "The Big Bang Theory"
Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco on "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of July 2 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

1 America's Got Talent, Mon. (NBC)2 America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)

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

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

5 NCIS (CBS)

6 Person of Interest (CBS)

7 Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (NBC)

8 The Bachelorette (ABC)

9 60 Minutes, Sun. (CBS)

10 U.S. Olympic Trials, 7 p.m. Mon. (NBC)

11 The Mentalist (CBS)

12 48 Hours Mystery (CBS)

13 20/20 (ABC)

14 Dateline (NBC)

15 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

16 Hell's Kitchen, Mon. (Fox)

17 Secret Millionaire (ABC)

18 60 Minutes, Sat. (CBS)

19 Wipeout (ABC)

20 Master Chef, Mon. (Fox)

MOVIE RENTALS

'21 Jump Street' stays at No. 1Here are Redbox's top 20 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday:

1 21 Jump Street

2 Safe House (DVD)

3 Act of Valor

4 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

5 Wrath of the Titans (DVD)

6 A Thousand Words

7 Big Miracle

8 This Means War

9 Project X

10 The Grey

11 Safe House (Blu-ray)

12 Jeff Who Lives at Home

13 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

14 John Carter

15 Wrath of the Titans (Blu-ray)

16 Contraband

17 The Artist

18 Red Tails

19 Chronicle

20 Man on a Ledge

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