Nielsen ratings for Aug. 21-27: Vikings-49ers land in fourth; 'Guardians' top movie rental

August 30, 2017 at 4:38PM
This image released by Disney shows the Rocket, voiced by Bradley Cooper, left, and Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel in a scene from Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2." (Marvel Studios/Disney via AP)
Rocket, voiced by Bradley Cooper, and Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel, in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Aug. 21-27 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  • America's Got Talent, Tue. (NBC)
  • America's Got Talent, Wed. (NBC)
  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • NFL Preseason: Vikings vs. 49ers (NBC)
  • The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
  • NFL Preseason Pregame (NBC)
  • Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)
  • Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)
  • Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
  • NCIS (NBC)
  • Big Brother, Thu. (CBS)
  • NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
  • NFL Preseason: Chiefs vs. Seahawks (CBS)
  • SNL Weekend Update Primetime (NBC)
  • American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
  • Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)
  • Bull (CBS)
  • Dateline Friday (NBC)
  • Hollywood Game Night (NBC)
  • Kevin Can Wait (CBS)

Movie rentals

'Guardians' shoots to top

Here are Redbox's top 20 movie rentals in the Twin Cities for the previous seven days, according to data released Tuesday.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  • Alien: Covenant
  • Snatched
  • Everything, Everything
  • King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
  • Blind
  • Kill Switch
  • Drone
  • The Boss Baby
  • The Fate of the Furious
  • Going in Style
  • How to Be a Latin Lover
  • Kong: Skull Island
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
  • The Circle
  • The Wall
  • Gifted
  • Ghost in the Shell
  • Unforgettable
  • CHiPs
Katherine Waterston as Daniels in ALIEN: COVENANT. Photo Credit: Mark Rogers/20th Century Fox
Katherine Waterston in “Alien:  Covenant,” the No. 2 movie rental. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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