The Nielsen Rating's Top 20 TV Shows for Nielsen Rating's Top 20 for for July 23 - July 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
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Viewers in millions
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Season-to-date average (in millions)
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| 1. | Olympics: Opening Ceremony |
NBC
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40.7
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| 2. | Olympics: Sunday |
NBC
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36.0
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| 3. | Olympics: Saturday |
NBC
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28.7
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| 4. | America's Got Talent (Tue.) |
NBC
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10.4
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11.7
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| 5. | America's Got Talent (Wed.) |
NBC
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8.8
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10.3
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| 6. | Big Bang Theory |
CBS
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7.9
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14.2
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| 7. | NCIS |
CBS
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7.2
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17.3
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| 8. | Wipeout |
ABC
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6.9
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6.2
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| 9. | Two and a Half Men (Thu.) |
CBS
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6.6
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7.0
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| 10. | Hell's Kitchen (Mon.) |
Fox
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6.5
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6.9
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| 11. | Masterchef (Mon.) |
Fox
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6.4
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6.6
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| 12. | Hell's Kitchen (Tue.) |
Fox
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6.2
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6.4
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| 13. | Big Brother (Thu.) |
CBS
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6.1
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6.9
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| * | CSI |
CBS
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6.1
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11.3
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| * | Masterchef (Tue.) |
Fox
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6.1
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6.3
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| * | NCIS: Los Angeles |
CBS
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6.1
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14.2
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| 17. | 60 Minutes |
CBS
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5.9
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11.8
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| 18. | Big Brother (Wed.) |
CBS
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5.8
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5.8
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| * | Two and a Half Men |
CBS
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5.8
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13.0
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| 20. | Rookie Blue |
ABC
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5.7
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6.5
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