Prime Time TV Ratings July 21-27 *Overnight Finals Only*

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Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television week of July 21-27 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 289 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older.


*L.A. Times did not print the list this week*
*Overnights Final Ratings Only*

1. America’s Got Talent (Tue) NBC 10.43
2. America's Got Talent (Wed) NBC 10.32
3. NCIS CBS 8.70
4. 60 Minutes CBS 7.66
5. The Big Bang Theory CBS 7.13

6. The Bachelorette: The Men ABC 7.09
7. Under The Dome CBS 6.74
8. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 6.63
9. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 6.56
10. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 6.48

11. Unforgettable CBS 6.45
12. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 6.43
13. Extant CBS 6.48
14. Blue Bloods CBS 6.30
15. Dateline (Fri) NBC 6.12

16. MasterChef (Mon) FOX 6.02
17. American Ninja Warrior (Mon) NBC 5.82
18. Dateline (Sat 9pm) NBC 5.58
19. 20/20 ABC 5.58
20. The Millers (Thu) CBS 5.35

21. Taxi Brooklyn NBC 5.30
22. Hawaii Five-O CBS 5.25
23. Hell's Kitchen (Thu) FOX 5.17
24. NY Meds ABC 5.17
25. Person of Interest CBS 4.94

26. Food Fighters NBC 4.49
27. Criminal Minds CBS 4.92
28. Mike & Molly CBS 4.60
29. CSI CBS 4.54
30. Two and a Half Men CBS 4.42

31. The Millers (Wed 8pm) ABC 4.27
32. 2 Broke Gils CBS 4.19
33. Shark Tank ABC 4.10
34. Reckless CBS 4.07
35. Hotel Hell (Mon) FOX 3.99

36. Hollywood Game Night NBC 3.97
37. Black Box ABC 3.93
38. Modern Family ABC 3.83
39. Mom CBS 3.82
40. Rising Star ABC 3.76

41. So You Think You Can Dance (Wed) FOX 3.75
42. Mistresses (Mon) ABC 3.74
43. The Goldbergs ABC 3.72
44. What Would You Do? ABC 3.70
45. Extreme Weight Loss ABC 3.69

46. Castle ABC 3.64
47. Motive ABC 3.62
48. Dateline (Sat 8pm) NBC 3.56
49. Elementary CBS 3.49
50. 48 Hours (10pm) CBS 3.47

51. The Millers (Wed 9pm) ABC 3.43
52. Wipeout ABC 3.38
53. Last Comic Standing (Thu) NBC 3.37
54. Chicago PD NBC 3.29
55. Last Comic Standing (Mon) NBC 3.11

56. Family Guy (Sun) FOX 2.90
57. Welcome to Sweden NBC 2.90
58. Celebrity Wife Swap ABC 2.89
59. American Ninja Warrior (Sun) NBC 2.87
60. The Blacklist NBC 2.84

61. 48 Hours (8pm) CBS 2.76
62. The Simpsons (8:30) FOX 2.66
63. American Dad (9:30) FOX 2.64
64. Chicago Fire NBC 2.57
65. Nightline Prime ABC 2.50

66. Gang Related FOX 2.40
67. The Simpsons (8pm) FOX 2.18
68. Crossbones NBC 2.14
69. UFC (Sat) FOX 2.02
70. Family Guy (Tue) FOX 1.84

71. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8pm) CW 1.75
72. Bob’s Burgers FOX 1.64
73. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8:30) CW 1.64
74. Marvel: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (9pm) ABC 1.60
75. Bad Teacher (9:30) CBS 1.51

76. Bad Teacher (9pm) CBS 1.47
77. Marvel: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (8pm) ABC 1.40
78. American Dad (7pm) FOX 1.39
79. Brooklyn Nine-Nine FOX 1.17
80. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8:30) CW 1.17

81. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8pm) CW 1.14
82. 24: Live Another Day (Fri) FOX 1.11
83. MasterChef (Fri) FOX 1.01
84. The Mindy Project (9pm) FOX 0.96
85. The Mindy Project ((9:30) FOX 0.94

86. Colin & Brad CW 0.89
87. Arrow (Wed) CW 0.85
88. Arrow (Tue) CW 0.77
89. Supernatural CW 0.63
90. The 100 CW 0.58

91. Seed CW 0.44
92. The Originals CW 0.43
93. The Vampires Diaries CW 0.39
94. Backpackers (Mon) CW 0.35

*L.A. Times did not print the list this week*
*Overnights Final Ratings Only*


CW

1............71. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8pm) CW 1.75
2............73. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8:30) CW 1.64
3............80. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8:30) CW 1.17
4............81. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8pm) CW 1.14

5............86. Colin & Brad CW 0.89
6............87. Arrow (Wed) CW 0.85
8............88. Arrow (Tue) CW 0.77
9............89. Supernatural CW 0.63


10..........90. The 100 CW 0.58
11..........91. Seed CW 0.44
12..........92. The Originals CW 0.43
13..........93. The Vampires Diaries CW 0.39
14..........94. Backpackers CW 0.35

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USA Today:

1. America’s Got Talent (Tue) NBC 10.4
2. America's Got Talent (Wed) NBC 10.3
3. NCIS CBS 8.7
4. 60 Minutes CBS 7.7
5. The Bachelorette: The Men ABC 7.1

5. The Big Bang Theory CBS 7.1
7. Under The Dome CBS 6.7
8. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 6.6
9. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 6.6
10. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 6.5

10. Extant CBS 6.5
10. Unforgettable CBS 6.5
13. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 6.4
14. Blue Bloods CBS 6.3
15. Dateline (Fri) NBC 6.1

16. MasterChef (Mon) FOX 6.0
17. American Ninja Warrior (Mon) NBC 5.8
18. 20/20 ABC 5.6
19. The Millers (Thu) CBS 5.4
20. Taxi Brooklyn NBC 5.3

21. Hawaii Five-O CBS 5.2
21. Hell's Kitchen (Thu) FOX 5.2
21. NY Meds ABC 5.2
24. Person of Interest CBS 4.9
24. Criminal Minds CBS 4.9

26. Mike & Molly CBS 4.6
27. Food Fighters NBC 4.5
27. CSI CBS 4.5
29. Dateline (Sat) NBC 4.4
29. Two and a Half Men CBS 4.4

31. The Millers (8pm) ABC 4.3
32. 2 Broke Girls CBS 4.2
32. Shark Tank ABC 4.2
34. Reckless CBS 4.1
35. Hollywood Game Night NBC 4.0

35. Hotel Hell (Mon) FOX 4.0
37. Black Box ABC 3.9
38. Modern Family ABC 3.8
38. Mom CBS 3.8
38. Rising Star ABC 3.8

41. So You Think You Can Dance (Wed) FOX 3.8
42. Extreme Weight Loss ABC 3.7
42. Mistresses (Mon) ABC 3.7
42. The Goldbergs ABC 3.7
42. What Would You Do? ABC 3.7

46. Castle ABC 3.6
46. Motive ABC 3.6
48. Elementary CBS 3.5
49. 48 Hours (10pm) CBS 3.4
49. Last Comic Standing (Thu) NBC 3.4

49. The Middle (9:30) ABC 3.4
49. Wipeout ABC 3.4
53. Chicago PD NBC 3.3
54. Last Comic Standing (Mon) NBC 3.1
55. American Ninja Warrior (Sun) NBC 2.9

55. Celebrity Wife Swap ABC 2.9
55. Family Guy (Sun) FOX 2.9
55. Welcome to Sweden NBC 2.9
59. Nightline Prime ABC 2.7
59. The Simpsons (8:30) FOX 2.7


61. American Dad (9:30) FOX 2.6
61. The Blacklist NBC 2.6
63. Chicago Fire NBC 2.5
63. UFC (Sat) FOX 2.5
65. Crossbones NBC 2.4

65. 48 Hours (8pm) CBS 2.4
65. Gang Related FOX 2.4
68. The Simpsons (8pm) FOX 2.2
69. Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (9pm) ABC 1.9
70. Family Guy (Tue) FOX 1.8

70. MasterChef (Fri) FOX 1.8
70. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8pm) CW 1.8
73. Bob’s Burgers FOX 1.6
73. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8:30) CW 1.6
75. Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (8pm) ABC 1.5

76. American Dad (7pm) FOX 1.4
77. Bad Teacher (9:30) CBS 1.3
77. Bad Teacher (9pm) CBS 1.3
79. Brooklyn Nine-Nine FOX 1.2
79. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8:30) CW 1.2

81. 24: Live Another Day (Fri) FOX 1.1
81. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8pm) CW 1.1
83. Colin & Brad CW 0.9
83. The Mindy Project (9pm) FOX 0.9
83. The Mindy Project ((9:30) FOX 0.9

86. Arrow (Wed) CW 0.8
86. Arrow (Tue) CW 0.8
88. Supernatural CW 0.6
88. The 100 CW 0.6
90. Backpackers CW 0.4

90. Seed CW 0.4
90. The Originals CW 0.4
90. The Vampire Diaries CW 0.4


CW

1............70. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8pm) CW 1.8
2............73. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Mon 8:30) CW 1.6
3............79. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8:30) CW 1.2
4............81. Whose Line is it Anyway? (Fri 8pm) CW 1.4

5............83. Colin & Brad CW 0.89
6............86. Arrow (Wed) CW 0.8
6............86. Arrow (Tue) CW 0.8
8............88. Supernatural CW 0.6

8............88. The 100 CW 0.6
10...........90. Backpackers CW 0.4
10...........90. Seed CW 0.4
10...........90. The Originals CW 0.4
10...........90. The Vampires Diaries CW 0.4

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A couple of observations.

All but a couple of the shows at the top were correct when 3Sheets' numbers were rounded. The farther down in the list we go, the more likely a show is to be off by a significant amount, but nothing was off more than 1 percent. Still pretty remarkable.

USA Today only listed "Dateline" once on Saturday, so that throws everything off.

"Bad Teacher" did even worse, in both slots.

"Backpackers" and "Seed" appear to do better in my list but that's only because I decided on alphabetical order for ties. USA Today goes by day and time, not rating.