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List of top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratings

By The Associated Press AP - Wednesday, August 20

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Aug. 11-17. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

1. (X) "Summer Olympics-Tuesday," NBC, 34.01 million viewers.

2. (X) "Summer Olympics-Saturday," NBC, 31.59 million viewers.

3. (X) "Summer Olympics-Monday," NBC, 30.17 million viewers.

4. (X) "Summer Olympics-Thursday," NBC, 29.71 million viewers.

5. (X) "Summer Olympics-Wednesday," NBC, 27.66 million viewers.

6. (X) "Summer Olympics-Sunday," NBC, 27.18 million viewers.

7. (X) "Summer Olympics-Friday," NBC, 26.07 million viewers.

8. (16) "Two And a Half Men," CBS, 8.07 million viewers.

9. (13) "NCIS," CBS, 7.22 million viewers.

10. (20) "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.09 million viewers.

11. (20) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 6.43 million viewers.

12. (109) "Big Brother 10" (Tuesday), CBS, 6.36 million viewers.

13. (18) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 6.31 million viewers.

14. (89) "Flashpoint," CBS, 6.11 million viewers.

15. (136) "Big Brother 10" (Thursday), CBS, 5.86 million viewers.

16. (29) "CSI: NY," CBS, 5.79 million viewers.

17. (52) "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS, 5.63 million viewers.

18. (123) "Big Brother 10" (Sunday), CBS, 5.53 million viewers.

19. (123) "20/20," ABC, 5.52 million viewers.

20. (10) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 5.33 million viewers.

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ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is a division of CBS Corp. Fox is a unit of News Corp. NBC is owned by General Electric Co.

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