Nielsen ratings: Olympics are ratings gold

February 22, 2018 at 6:00PM
Jacob Tremblay as "Auggie" and Julia Roberts as "Isabel" in "Wonder." (Lionsgate) ORG XMIT: 1215232
Jacob Tremblay and Julia Roberts in “Wonder.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Here are the top 20 broadcast TV shows for the week of Feb. 12-18 (Monday to Sunday), based on the number of viewers, according to data released Tuesday by the Nielsen Co.

  • Winter Olympics, Tue. (NBC)
  • Winter Olympics, Mon. (NBC)
  • Winter Olympics, Wed. (NBC)
  • Winter Olympics, Fri. (NBC)
  • Winter Olympics, Sun. (NBC)
  • Winter Olympics, Thu. (NBC)
  • Winter Olympics, Sat. (NBC)
  • 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • The Big Bang Theory, Thu. 7 p.m. (CBS)
  • Young Sheldon (CBS)
  • NCIS (CBS)
  • The Big Bang Theory, Thu. 8 p.m. (CBS)
  • The Bachelor (ABC)
  • Bull (CBS)
  • Big Brother, Wed. (CBS)
  • Big Brother, Mon. (CBS)
  • NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
  • America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
  • Mom (CBS)
  • Big Brother, Sun. (CBS)

Movie rentals

'Wonder' tops 'Bad Moms'

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

  • Wonder
  • A Bad Moms Christmas
  • Roman J. Israel, Esq.
  • Only the Brave
  • Geostorm
  • Blade Runner 2049
  • Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
  • It
  • American Made
  • Despicable Me 3
  • Jigsaw
  • The Foreigner
  • The Mountain Between Us
  • Home Again
  • 24 Hours to Live
  • Happy Death Day
  • Suburbicon
  • The Hitman's Bodyguard
  • LBJ
  • The Ballad of Lefty Brown

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