Nielsen: 'Talent' ties NFL
Tuesday's "America's Got Talent" and an NFL preseason game were the most-watched programs for the week ending Sunday, according to Nielsen. Here are the top 10 prime-time programs, ranked by rating. Each ratings point equals 1.147 million households.
1. America's Got Talent
(Tuesday), NBC, 6.0
1. NFL Preseason football
(Sunday), NBC, 6.0
3. 60 Minutes, CBS, 5.3
CBS, 5.3
5. America's Got Talent
(Wednesday), 5.0
5. NCIS, CBS, 5.0
7. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 4.4
CBS, 4.4.
9. The Mentalist, CBS, 4.0
10. Big Brother (Sunday),
CBS, 3.9

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