Nielsen ratings: Town halls top ratings list; 'Ava' is still top movie rental

October 22, 2020 at 4:05PM
Jessica Chastain in "Ava." Vertical Entertainment
Jessica Chastain in “Ava.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Oct. 12-18 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  1. Biden Town Hall (ABC)
    1. Trump Town Hall (NBC)
      1. Sunday Night Football (NBC)
        1. Tuesday NFL Special (CBS)
          1. The OT (Fox)
            1. NLCS Game 7 (Fox)
              1. College Football: Tennessee v. Georgia (CBS)
                1. Sunday Night Football Pre-kick (NBC)
                  1. 60 Minutes
                    1. NLCS Game 7 Pregame (Fox)
                      1. Football Night in America (NBC)
                        1. The Masked Singer (Fox)
                          1. Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
                            1. NLCS Game 4 (Fox)
                              1. The Bachelorette (ABC)
                                1. Supermarket Sweep (ABC)
                                  1. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
                                    1. NLCS Game 1 (Fox)
                                      1. The Weakest Link (NBC)
                                        1. Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)

                                          Movie rentals

                                          'Ava' still thrills

                                          Here are Redbox's top 10 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday.

                                          1. "Ava"
                                            1. "Doorman"
                                              1. "The Secret: Dare to Dream"
                                                1. "The Tax Collector"
                                                  1. "The Silencing"
                                                    1. "Scoob!"
                                                      1. "The 2nd"
                                                        1. "The Secret Garden"
                                                          1. "Sonic the Hedgehog"
                                                            1. "True History of the Kelly Gang"
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