Oscars win big for ABC with 4 spots in top 20

Top 20 broadcast TV shows plus top local Redbox rentals

March 2, 2011 at 7:27PM
Academy Awards show hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco.
Academy Awards show hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Feb. 21 (Monday to Sunday), according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.:

1 Academy Awards (ABC)2 Oscars' Red Carpet Live, Part 3 (ABC)

3 American Idol, Wed. (Fox)

4 NCIS (CBS)

5 American Idol, Thu. (Fox)

6 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

7 Oscars' Red Carpet Live, Part 2 (ABC)

8 The Mentalist (CBS)

9 Criminal Minds (CBS)

10 CSI (CBS)

11 The Good Wife (CBS)

12 Oscars' Red Carpet Live, Part 1 (ABC)

13 The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

14 Blue Bloods (CBS)

15 Two and a Half Men (CBS)

16 Mike & Molly (CBS)

17 The Bachelor (ABC)

18 CSI: NY (CBS)

19 Hawaii Five-O (CBS)

20 Glee (Fox)

MOVIE RENTALS

'Megamind' takes overHere are Redbox's top 20 DVD and Blu-ray rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday by the kiosk-based rental company:

1 Megamind

2 The Social Network

3 Red

4 You Again

5 Despicable Me

6 Inception

7 Paranormal Activity 2

8 The Town

9 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

10 The American

11 Takers

12 Get Low

13 Dinner for Schmucks

14 Death Race 2

15 Machete

16 Game of Death

17 Salt

18 For Colored Girls

19 Waiting for Superman

20 Like Dandelion Dust

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