Prime Time TV Ratings July 30-Aug 5

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Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television week of July 30-Aug 5 as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 295 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older.

1. 2012 Summer Olympics (Tue) NBC 38.72
2. 2012 Summer Olympics (Thu) NBC 36.80
3. 2012 Summer Olympics (Mon) NBC 31.58
4. 2012 Summer Olympics (Sun) NBC 31.26
5. 2012 Summer Olympics (Wed) NBC 30.80

6. 2012 Summer Olympics (Fri) NBC 28.51
7. 2012 Summer Olympics (Sat) NBC 27.96
8. NCIS CBS 6.82
9. 60 Minutes CBS 6.42
10. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 5.72

11. The Big Bang Theory CBS 5.53
12. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 5.45
13. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 5.40
14. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 5.22
15. Two and a Half Men (Thu) CBS 4.78

16. Criminal Minds (Wed) CBS 437
17. Person of Interest (Tue) CBS 4.33
18. Two and a Half Men (Mon) CBS 4.31
19. CSI CBS 3.96
20. Mike & Molly CBS 3.95

21. America’s Funniest Home Videos ABC 3.89
22. Secret Millionaire ABC 3.80
23. Hawaii Five-O (Mon) CBS 3.88
24. Wipeout (Thu 9pm) ABC 3.85
25. Person of Interest (Thu) CBS 3.69

26. 2 Broke Girls CBS 3.48
27. Wipeout (Thu 8pm) ABC 3.48
28. Bachelor Pad ABC 3.46
29. How I Met Your Mother CBS 3.36
30. 48 Hours Mystery CBS 3.31

31. 20/20 (9pm) ABC 3.22
32. Undercover Boss CBS 3.16
33. The Mentalist (Sun) CBS 3.16
34. Blue Bloods CBS 3.15
35. Shark Tank ABC 3.11

36. 20/20 (10pm) ABC 3.11
37. The Middle (Wed) ABC 3.07
38. Family Guy (9:30) FOX 3.03
39. The Simpsons (8:30) FOX 3.00
40. Modern Family (9:30) ABC 2.94

41. Modern Family (9pm) ABC 2.93
42. Family Guy (9pm) FOX 2.91
43. Hell’s Kitchen (Mon 8pm) FOX 2.90
44. NYC 22 (9pm) CBS 2.89
45. Hell’s Kitchen (Mon 9pm) FOX 2.87

46. NY Med ABC 2.80
47. Hawaii Five-O (Sun) CBS 2.75
48. The Middle (Tue) ABC 2.75
49. CSI: NY CBS 2.70
50. The Simpsons (8pm) FOX 2.62

51. Final Witness ABC 2.56
52. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sun) ABC 2.48
53. NYC 22 (8pm) CBS 2.47
54. UFC FOX 2.44
55. Suburgatory ABC 2.42

56. Wipeout (Tue) ABC 2.30
57. Masterchef (Tue 8pm) FOX 2.28
58. Castle ABC 2.21
59. Masterchef (Tue 9pm) FOX 2.15
60. Last Man Standing ABC 2.06

61. So You Think You Can Dance (Wed) FOX 2.06
62. Rookie Blue ABC 1.91
63. Movie: Norbit ABC 1.91
64. Bones FOX 1.85
65. Raising Hope (8pm) FOX 1.79

66. The Glass House ABC 1.60
67. Raising Hope (8:30) FOX 1.56
68. American Dad FOX 1.56
69. The Cleveland Show FOX 1.49
70. House FOX 1.33

71. Glee FOX 1.30

*Ratings Stopped*
*Overnight Ratings*

72. Supernatural (8pm) CW 1.00
73. Supernatural (9pm) CW 0.86
74. Hart of Dixie CW 0.78
75. The Vampire Diaries CW 0.71
76. Remodeled CW 0.68

75. Nikita (8pm) CW 0.65
76. The L.A. Complex (Tue) CW 0.55
77. Nikita (9pm) CW 0.53
78. 90210 CW 0.51
79. The L.A. Complex (Thu) CW 0.45

*Ratings Stopped*
*Overnight Ratings*

CW..........Overall .......Program ........Viewers
1..........72. Supernatural (8pm) CW 1.00
2..........73. Supernatural (9pm) CW 0.86
3..........74. Hart of Dixie CW 0.78
4..........75. The Vampire Diaries CW 0.71
5..........76. Remodeled CW 0.68

6..........75. Nikita (8pm) CW 0.65
7..........76. The L.A. Complex (Tue) CW 0.55
8..........77. Nikita (9pm) CW 0.53
9..........78. 90210 CW 0.51
10.........79. The L.A. Complex (Thu) CW 0.45