America’s Got Talent on NBC and Wipeout on ABC again took the two top spots and again Wipeout was the better performer in the 18-49 demographic. AGT slipped to fourth in the demo where Wipeout remained number two. Wipeout picked up more than an additional million versus the previous week and AGT added an additional 700,000+ viewers.
ABC must also be very pleased so far with the current installment of The Bachelorette. Two airings were #3 and #5 both overall and in the 18-49 demo. But The Bachelorette is much more of a solo pursuit and more people are watching Wipeout together. Though Wipeout trailed the special airing of The Bachelorette by a full household ratings point, Wipeout had 600,000+ more viewers.
Greatest American Dog was #6 overall, but 19th in the 18-49 demographic. The season finale of Hell’s Kitchen was #9 overall and finished first in the 18-49 demo. So You Think You Can Dance? remained solid for FOX, taking the #8 and #11 spots overall and placing 6th and 7th in the 18-49 year old demo.
Flashpoint was 15th overall but was not among the top 30 shows in the 18-49 demographic. This means in the demo it came behind Moment of Truth (#30), four episodes of Univison’s Feugo En La Sangre (#25 and #27-#29 in the 18-49 year old demographic). The 10pm premiere on Sunday of Big Brother was 32nd overall with 6.18 million viewers. It place #20 in the 18-49 rankings.
Nielsen Top Twenty Shows by viewers for the week ending 07/13/08:
| Rank | Shows | Net | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) | # OF HOMES (LIVE+SD) (000) | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | 18-49 Rank |
| 1 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT | NBC | 7.9 | 13 | 8,894 | 12,729 | 4 |
| 2 | WIPEOUT | ABC | 6.0 | 11 | 6,806 | 10,598 | 2 |
| 3 | BACHELORETTE, THE-7/7(S) | ABC | 7.0 | 12 | 7,912 | 9,990 | 3 |
| 4 | CSI (R ) | CBS | 6.6 | 11 | 7,481 | 9,857 | 16 |
| 5 | BACHELORETTE, THE | ABC | 6.7 | 11 | 7,609 | 9,530 | 5 |
| 6 | GREATEST AMERICAN DOG | CBS | 6.2 | 12 | 6,938 | 9,528 | 19 |
| 7 | TWO AND A HALF MEN (R) | CBS | 5.9 | 10 | 6,659 | 9,139 | 9 |
| 8 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 5.5 | 10 | 6,240 | 8,934 | 6 |
| 9 | HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 5.3 | 9 | 6,019 | 8,913 | 1 |
| 10 | CSI: NY (R) | CBS | 5.9 | 10 | 6,665 | 8,895 | |
| 11 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 5.3 | 9 | 5,948 | 8,853 | 7 |
| 12 | NCIS (R ) | CBS | 5.9 | 10 | 6,652 | 8,623 | |
| 13 | CSI: MIAMI (R) | CBS | 5.7 | 10 | 6,378 | 8,411 | 21 |
| 14 | 60 MINUTES (R) | CBS | 5.7 | 12 | 6,443 | 8,203 | |
| 15 | FLASHPOINT | CBS | 5.3 | 10 | 6,012 | 8,131 | |
| 16 | HOUSE-MON 9P (R) | FOX | 5.0 | 8 | 5,678 | 7,926 | 11 |
| 17 | CRIMINAL MINDS (R) | CBS | 5.0 | 9 | 5,659 | 7,831 | |
| 18 | PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME (R) | CBS | 4.9 | 9 | 5,561 | 7,712 | |
| 19 | CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD | NBC | 4.9 | 9 | 5,551 | 7,535 | 23 |
| 20 | 48 HOURS MYSTERY TUE (R) | CBS | 5.3 | 9 | 5,978 | 7,352 |
Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved
All numbers above based on live plus same day DVR viewing.
AGT rocks!!!!!!!, thats why its #1