Reality television is apparently good summer fun, with NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" regaining the top spot in viewership after being bumped for one week by a live sports event. Oh, did we mention that the Olympics are coming up? But then, that will be an opportunity for NBC Sports to dominate ratings.
For the most recent week, Nielsen rated Fox tops in the key 18-49 demo, followed by CBS and NBC in a tie, ABC and Univision in another tie, yet another tie by CW and Telemundo, MyNetworkTV, TeleFutura, Ion and Azteca America.
In Households, the crown went to CBS with a 4.1 rating and 7 share, then NBC and Fox tied at 3.5/6, ABC 2.8/5, Univision 1.7/3, CW 1.0/2, MyNetworkTV and Telemundo 0.7/1, TeleFutura and Ion 0.2/0 and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Here are the top 20 shows for the week.
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 07/21/08 – 07/27/08
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) |
| 1 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT | NBC | 7.9 | 13 | 13236 |
| 2 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | CBS | 6.4 | 11 | 9762 |
| 3 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 6.3 | 13 | 9517 |
| 4 | NCIS | CBS | 5.9 | 10 | 8524 |
| 5 | CSI: MIAMI | CBS | 5.7 | 10 | 8134 |
| 6 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 5.6 | 9 | 8437 |
| 7 | WIPEOUT | ABC | 5.4 | 9 | 9985 |
| 8 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 5.3 | 9 | 8599 |
| 9 | DATELINE SUN 9PM | NBC | 5.2 | 9 | 7626 |
| 9 | HOUSE-MON 9P | FOX | 5.2 | 9 | 7898 |
| 9 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 5.2 | 9 | 8377 |
| 12 | CSI: NY | CBS | 5.1 | 9 | 7533 |
| 12 | OLD CHRISTINE | CBS | 5.1 | 8 | 7399 |
| 14 | CSI | CBS | 5.0 | 9 | 7561 |
| 15 | CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD | NBC | 4.9 | 9 | 7276 |
| 16 | SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER | FOX | 4.6 | 9 | 7417 |
| 17 | FLASHPOINT | CBS | 4.5 | 8 | 6695 |
| 17 | PRIMETIME: CRIME | ABC | 4.5 | 8 | 6350 |
| 17 | PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS | ABC | 4.5 | 8 | 6721 |
| 20 | LAW AND ORDER:SVU | NBC | 4.4 | 8 | 6601 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research
