Nielsen ratings

0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Aug 9, 2008 | by BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

Here are the top prime-time shows for July 28-Aug. 3. Listings include the week's ranking, with season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

1. (14) "America's Got Talent," NBC, 13.8 million viewers.

2. (40) "Wipeout," ABC, 9.7.

3. (17) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 9.3.

4. (48) "So You Think You Can Dance," Fox, 8.8.

5. (21) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 8.7.

6. (54) "So You Think You Can Dance," results show, Fox, 8.6.

7. (14) "NCIS," CBS, 8.5.

8. (19) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 8.4.

9. (20) "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.

9. (10) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 8.

11. (27) "CSI: NY," CBS, 7.7.

12. (84) "Flashpoint," CBS, 7.6.

12. (X) "Primetime: The Last Lecture 2," ABC, 7.6.

14. (84) "Celebrity Family Feud," NBC, 7.5.

14. (48) "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS, 7.5.

16. (X) "NBC NFL Pre-Season," NBC, 7.4.

16. (30) "House," Fox, 7.4.

18. (37) "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC, 7.2.

19. (123) "Big Brother 10," Sunday, CBS, 6.6.

20. (123) "Big Brother 10," Thursday, CBS, 6.3.

BAY AREA RATINGS

Here are the top Nielsen shows in the Bay Area, including this week's ranking, station, rating and share of the market. The rating is a percentage of viewing households, with each rating point representing about 24,400 homes. A share is the percentage of television sets in use that are tuned in to a particular show.

1. "So You Think You Can Dance," results show, KTVU Channel 2, 3.4, 10.

2. "60 Minutes," KPIX Channel 5, 3.2, 12.

3. "So You Think You Can Dance," KTVU, 3.1, 9.

4. "Two and a Half Men," KPIX, 2.2, 7.

4. "America's Got Talent," KNTV Channel 11, 2.2, 7.

4. "I Survived a Japanese Game Show," KGO Channel 7, 2.2, 7.

7. "Dateline," KNTV, 2.1, 7.

8. "CSI: New York," KPIX, 2.0, 7.

9. "Primetime: The Last Lecture 2," KGO, 1.9, 7.

10. "Wipeout," KGO, 1.8, 6.

11. "NCIS," KGO, 1.7, 6.

11. "The New Adventures of Old Christine," KPIX, 1.7, 5.

11. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," KPIX, 1.7, 5.

11. "So You Think You Can Dance," special, KTVU, 1.7, 5.

11. "Primetime Crime," KGO, 1.7, 6.

11. "House," KTVU, 1.7, 5.

11. "Dateline," KNTV, 1.7, 6.