The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for August 23 - August 29. The first number is the ranking, the second number is the season average, then the show name and network. The last number represents the number of viewers in millions. An asterisk * indicates a tie.| Rank | Show name | Network | Viewers in millions | Season-to-date average (in millions) | ||
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| 1. | America's Got Talent (Tue.) | NBC | 11.1 | 14.1 | ||
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| 2. | America's Got Talent (Wed.) | NBC | 10.7 | 12.8 | ||
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| 3. | NCIS | CBS | 8.9 | 16.6 | ||
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| 4. | NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 8.6 | 14.1 | ||
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| 5. | Big Brother (Wed.) | CBS | 8.3 | 8.1 | ||
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| 6. | NCAA Football: Oregon/LSU | ABC | 7.8 | 6.0 | ||
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| 7. | NCIS | CBS | 7.3 | -- | ||
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| 8. | Big Brother (Sun.) | CBS | 6.7 | 8.1 | ||
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| 9. | Bachelor Pad | ABC | 6.5 | 6.9 | ||
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| 10. | Big Brother (Thu.) | CBS | 6.2 | 8.0 | ||
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| * | Hell's Kitchen (Mon., 9 p.m.) | Fox | 6.2 | 6.3 | ||
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| 12. | 60 Minutes | CBS | 6.0 | 11.7 | ||
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| 13. | CSI | CBS | 5.9 | 11.6 | ||
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| * | Wipeout (Tue.) | ABC | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
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| 15. | Dateline (Mon.) | NBC | 5.5 | -- | ||
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| * | Minute To Win It | NBC | 5.5 | 4.6 | ||
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| 17. | Blue Bloods | CBS | 5.4 | 10.6 | ||
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| 18. | 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | 5.3 | -- | ||
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| * | Hawaii Five-O | CBS | 5.3 | 10.4 | ||
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| * | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 5.3 | 10.9 | ||
