Prime Time TV Ratings Week Aug 20-26

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Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television week of Aug 20-26 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. America’s Got Talent (Tue) NBC 9.90
2. NFL Football Exhibition: Carolina at NY Jets NBC 9.81
3. America’s Got Talent (Wed 9pm) NBC 8.60
4. 60 Minutes CBS 8.58
5. NCIS CBS 8.09

6. The Big Bang Theory CBS 7.44
7. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 7.37
8. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 7.14
9. The Mentalist (Tue) CBS 6.29
10. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 6.28

11. Hell’s Kitchen FOX 6.23
12. Masterchef (9pm) FOX 5.99
13. Two and a Half Men CBS 5.95
14. 20/20 (10pm) ABC 5.93
15. NASCAR ABC 5.90

16. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 5.86
17. Criminal Minds CBS 5.77
18. CSI CBS 5.61
19. The Mentalist (Sun) CBS 5.57
20. 2 Broke Girls (9pm) CBS 5.47

21. Mike & Molly CBS 5.33
22. America’s Funniest Home Videos ABC 5.32
23. Person of Interest CBS 5.36
24. America’s Got Talent (Wed 8pm) NBC 5.24
25. Rock Center With Brian Williams NBC 5.18

26. Hotel Hell FOX 5.16
27. Exhibition Football: Green Bay vs. Indianapolis CBS 5.15
28. Exhibition Football: Houston at New Orleans CBS 5.12
29. Hawaii Five-O CBS 5.09
30. 20/20 (9pm) ABC 4.93

31. Grimm (Mon) NBC 4.90
32. Wipeout (Thu 8pm) ABC 4.80
33. 2 Broke Girls (8:30) CBS 4.76
34. Go On NBC 4.76
35. America’s Got Talent (Mon) NBC 471

36. Wipeout ABC (Thu 9pm) ABC 5.59
37. So You Think You Can Dance FOX 4.53
38. NY Med (Wed) ABC 4.45
39. Law & Order: SVU (Wed) NBC 4.26
40. Rookie Blue ABC 4.23

41. The Good Wife CBS 4.22
42. How I Met Your Mother CBS 4.17
43. NY Med (Tue) ABC 4.13
44. Shark Tank ABC 4.11
45. The Middle (Wed) ABC 4.06

46. Family Guy (9pm) FOX 4.04
47. Family Guy (9:30) FOX 4.02
48. The Simpsons (8:30) FOX 3.86
49. Bachelor Pad ABC 3.85
50. Dateline (Fri) NBC 3.73

51. The Simpsons (8pm) FOX 3.71
52. Karaoke Battle U.S.A ABC 3.77
53. Stars Earn Stripes NBC 3.62
54. Animal Practice NBC 3.55
55. Modern Family ABC 3.51

56. Masterchef (8pm) FOX 3.31
57. Suburgatory (8:30) ABC 3.20
58. Once Upon a Time ABC 3.18
59. The Middle (Tue) ABC 3.09
60. Bones (9pm) FOX 3.08

61. Bones (8pm) FOX 3.00
62. Law & Order: SVU (Sat) NBC 2.94
63. America’s Got Talent (Fri) NBC 2.94
64. Saving Hope NBC 2.87
65. Last Man Standing ABC 2.77

66. The Cleveland Show FOX 2.74
67. Cops (8:30) FOX 2.71
68. Kitchen Nightmares FOX 2.69
69. Suburgatory (9:30) ABC 2.64
70. Madden NFL 13: Pigs Skin Pro-Am NBC 2.62

71.Extreme Makeover ABC 2.51
72. Wrestlemania 28: Rock vs. Cena NBC 2.51
73. Cops (8pm) FOX 2.36
74. Friends With Benefits NBC 2.33
75. Happy Endings ABC 2.17

76. Mobbed FOX 2.08
77. Raising Hope FOX 2.05
78. The Glass House ABC 1.98
79. Grimm (Fri) NBC 1.98
80. New Girl FOX 1.95

81. Glee FOX 1.93
82. America’s Got Talent (Sat) NBC 1.89

*Ratings Stopped*
*Overnight Ratings*

83. Don’t Trust the B____ in Apt. 23 ABC 1.70
84. Fringe FOX 1.50
85. Supernatural CW 1.15
86. Nikita CW 1.12
87. Oh Sit! (Wed 8pm) CW 1.16

88. Oh Sit! (Thu 8pm) CW 0.91
89. Hart of Dixie CW 0.81
90. The Next (Tue) CW 0.83
91. The Next (Wed) CW 0.60
92. The L.A. Complex CW 0.58

93. Remodeled (8pm) CW 0.58
94. Remodeled (9pm) CW 0.47

*Ratings Stopped*
*Overnight Ratings*

CW..........Overall .......Program ........Viewers
1...........85. Supernatural CW 1.15
2...........86. Nikita CW 1.12
3...........87. Oh Sit! (Wed 8pm) CW 1.16
4...........88. Oh Sit! (Thu 8pm) CW 0.91
5...........89. Hart of Dixie CW 0.81

6...........90. The Next (Tue) CW 0.83
7...........91. The Next (Wed) CW 0.60
8...........92. The L.A. Complex CW 0.58
9...........93. Remodeled (8pm) CW 0.58
10..........94. Remodeled (9pm) CW 0.47