NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" yielded the top ratings spot last week to the Major League Baseball Game on Fox. The ballgame also gave Fox a win for the week across all major demos.
While Fox handily won the big money 18-49 demo, there was a never-before-seen four-way tie for second among Univision, ABC, CBS and NBC. The CW was next, followed by Telemundo, a tie between TeleFutura and MyNetworkTV, then Ion and Azteca America.
In Households, Fox scored a 4.5 average rating and 8 share, with CBS at 4.3/8, NBC 3.6/7, ABC 2.9/5, Univision 1.8/3, CW 1.1/2, MyNetworkTV 0.7/1, Telemundo 0.5/1, Ion and TeleFutura tied at 0.3/1 and Azteca America at 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) 07/14/08 – 07/20/08
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | FOX MLB ALL-STAR GAME(S) | FOX | 9.3 | 16 | 14540 |
| 2 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT | NBC | 7.9 | 13 | 12793 |
| 3 | FOX MLB ALL-STAR PRE(S) | FOX | 6.8 | 13 | 10371 |
| 4 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 6.2 | 11 | 9260 |
| 5 | CSI | CBS | 6.0 | 10 | 8919 |
| 6 | CSI: NY | CBS | 5.7 | 10 | 8601 |
| 7 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 5.6 | 11 | 8302 |
| 7 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 5.6 | 10 | 9010 |
| 9 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 5.5 | 9 | 8390 |
| 10 | DATELINE SUN 9PM | NBC | 5.3 | 9 | 7775 |
| 10 | NCIS | CBS | 5.3 | 10 | 7762 |
| 12 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 5.2 | 9 | 7669 |
| 12 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 5.2 | 9 | 8396 |
| 14 | WIPEOUT | ABC | 5.1 | 9 | 8652 |
| 15 | CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD | NBC | 5.0 | 9 | 7823 |
| 16 | SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER | FOX | 4.8 | 9 | 7687 |
| 17 | HOUSE-MON 9P | FOX | 4.7 | 8 | 7432 |
| 18 | FLASHPOINT | CBS | 4.6 | 9 | 7115 |
| 18 | GREATEST AMERICAN DOG | CBS | 4.6 | 9 | 6971 |
| 18 | PRIMETIME: CRIME | ABC | 4.6 | 8 | 6440 |
| 18 | PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS | ABC | 4.6 | 8 | 6967 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
