TV Ratings

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week that ended Sunday.

1. "Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony," NBC, 32.63 million viewers.

2. "Summer Olympics Sunday Primetime," NBC, 30.80 million viewers.

3. "Summer Olympics Saturday Primetime," NBC, 23.04 million viewers.

4. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 12.11 million viewers.

5. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 9.70 million viewers.

6. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 8.86 million viewers.

7. "So You Think You Can Dance" (Thursday), Fox, 8.46 million viewers.

8. (13) "NCIS," CBS, 8.45 million viewers.

9. (47) "So You Think You Can Dance" (Wednesday), Fox, 7.91 million viewers.

10. (17) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 7.76 million viewers.

11. (47) "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS, 7.43 million viewers.

12. "America's Got Talent" (Thursday), NBC, 7.26 million viewers.

13. (29) "CSI: NY," CBS, 6.96 million viewers.

14. (47) "Wipeout," ABC, 6.84 million viewers.

15. (20) "60 Minutes," CBS, 6.20 million viewers.

16. (82) "How I Met Your Mother," CBS, 6.16 million viewers.

17. (93) "Flashpoint," CBS, 6.13 million viewers.

18. (82) "Celebrity Family Feud," NBC, 6.05 million viewers.

19. (10) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 6.02 million viewers.

20. (82) "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 6.01 million viewers.

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