Reality strong in summer viewing

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Not only talented people, but talented dogs were popular with viewers last week. NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" remained the top show, but the premiere of CBS’ "Greatest American Dog" grabbed the #5 spot, behind two nights of "The Bachelorette" on ABC and a "CSI" rerun on CBS.


In the Nielsen Household ratings, CBS was on top with a rating of 4.6 and an 8 share, followed by ABC 3.7/7, Fox 3.6/7, NBC 3.6/6, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.0/2, Telemundo and MyNetworkTV tied at 0.6/1, TeleFutura and Ion tied at 0.3/1 and Azteca America at 0.1/0.

In the big money 18-49 demo it was Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, Univision, CW, Telemundo, a tie by TeleFutura and MyNetworkTV, then Ion and Azteca America.

Here are the top 20 shows.

Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 07/07/08 – 07/13/08

Rank Program Network HH Rating HH Share 12+ Audience (000)
1 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT NBC 7.9 13 12729
2 BACHELORETTE, THE-7/7(S) ABC 7.0 12 9990
3 BACHELORETTE, THE ABC 6.7 11 9530
4 CSI CBS 6.6 11 9857
5 GREATEST AMERICAN DOG CBS 6.2 12 9528
6 WIPEOUT ABC 6.0 11 10598
7 CSI: NY CBS 5.9 10 8895
7 NCIS CBS 5.9 10 8623
7 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 5.9 10 9139
10 60 MINUTES CBS 5.7 12 8203
10 CSI: MIAMI CBS 5.7 10 8411
12 SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED FOX 5.5 10 8934
13 48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY CBS 5.3 9 7352
13 FLASHPOINT CBS 5.3 10 8131
13 HELL’S KITCHEN FOX 5.3 9 8913
13 SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU FOX 5.3 9 8853
17 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 5.0 9 7831
17 HOUSE-MON 9P FOX 5.0 8 7926
19 CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD NBC 4.9 9 7535
19 PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME CBS 4.9 9 7712

 Source: Nielsen Media Research