TOP 20 PRIME-TIME TV PROGRAMS IN THE USA

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Aug. 2-8. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 11.74 million.

2. NFL Exhibition Football: Cincinnati vs. Dallas, NBC, 11.44 million.

3. "The Bachelorette: After the Rose," ABC, 11.32 million.

4. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.37 million.

5. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 10.06 million.

6. "NFL Pregame Show," NBC, 9.62 million.

7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.4 million.

8. "NCIS," CBS, 8.95 million.

9. "Wipeout" (Tuesday), ABC, 8.91 million.

10. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 8.52 million.

11. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 8.21 million.

12. "Big Brother 12," (Sunday), CBS, 7.56 million.

13. "NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 7.31 million.

14. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 7.18 million.

15. "Hell's Kitchen," Fox, 7.15 million.

16. "Big Brother 12" (Thursday), CBS, 7.14 million.

17. "The Mentalist," CBS, 7.03 million.

18. "Big Brother 12" (Wednesday), 6.97 million.

19. "Rookie Blue," ABC, 6.87 million.

20. "Minute to Win It" (Wednesday), NBC, 6.8 million.

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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.