Nielsen ratings: 'Two and a Half Men' still No. 1 after 3 weeks

Plus: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" tops list of local Redbox rentals.

October 5, 2011 at 7:42PM
Bridget (Judy Greer) Walden's estranged wife and Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher) on "Two and a Half Men."
Bridget (Judy Greer) Walden's estranged wife and Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher) on "Two and a Half Men." (CBS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Sept. 26 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.:

1 Two and a Half Men (CBS)2 NCIS (CBS)

3 Sunday Night Football: Jets vs. Ravens (NBC)

4 60 Minutes (CBS)

5 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

6 Dancing With the Stars, Mon. (ABC)

7 The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

8 Dancing With the Stars, Tue. (ABC)

9 Sunday Night Football Pregame (NBC)

10 Mike & Molly (CBS)

11 Modern Family (ABC)

12 The Mentalist (CBS)

13 Criminal Minds (CBS)

14 Person of Interest (CBS)

15 Unforgettable (CBS)

16 The X Factor, Thu. (Fox)

17 The X Factor, Wed. (Fox)

18 CSI (CBS)

19 2 Broke Girls (CBS)

20 Castle (ABC)

MOVIE RENTALS

'Transformers' make noiseHere are Redbox's top DVD rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday:

1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (DVD)

2 Thor

3 Something Borrowed

4 American Loser

5 Setup

6 Rio

7 The True Story of Puss 'n Boots

8 Everything Must Go

9 Paul

10 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Blu-ray)

11 Limitless

12 Win Win

13 Your Highness

14 Spooky Buddies

15 The 5th Quarter

16 Henry's Crime

17 Soul Surfer

18 Just Go With It

19 Madea's Big Happy Family

20 The River Murders

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