'America's Got Talent' tops Nielsens
Radio talk show host Howard Stern speaks to the media about his new role as a judge on "America's Got Talent" at the Friars Club in Manhattan on May 10, 2012. Credit: AP
Three editions of "America's Got Talent" were the most-watched programs for the week ending Sunday, according to Nielsen. The U.S. Olympic Trials fared well, too. Here are the top 10 prime-time programs, by rating. Each rating point equals 1.147 million households.
1. AMERICA'S GOT TALENT --
TUESDAY, NBC, 7.0
2. AMERICA'S GOT TALENT --
WEDNESDAY, NBC, 6.4
3. AMERICA'S GOT TALENT --
MONDAY, NBC, 6.0
4. U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS --
SUNDAY, 9 p.m., NBC, 5.9
5. 60 MINUTES, CBS, 5.5
6. NCIS, CBS, 5.4
7. THE BIG BANG THEORY,
CBS, 5.1
8. THE BACHELORETTE, ABC,
4.9
9. U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS --
SUNDAY, 8 p.m., NBC, 4.8
10. U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS --
FRIDAY, NBC, 4.7
