NBC scores in the ratings with football, 'Talent'

Football denticulate a touchdown in the ratings endure anniversary and, as usual, "America's Got Talent" showed its aptitude for alluring an audience, according to Nielsen Media Research.

A brace of NFL amateur claimed the top spots in the prime-time ratings roster, with four added football-related shows aswell landing in the Top 10.

Meanwhile, editions of "America's Got Talent" took fifth and 10th abode as the NBC antagonism alternation neared its finale.

Among the aboriginal abatement alternation premieres, Fox's "Glee" ranked 19th abode with a able-bodied 7.44 actor viewers. The CW's "Vampire Diaries" ranked 40th, with 4.91 actor viewers. And that network's active "Melrose Place" ranked 92nd, with 2.31 million.

Ratings and boilerplate admirers abstracts for anniversary arrangement were not accessible Wednesday from Nielsen.

Among the black newscasts, ABC's "World News" was on top with 7.24 actor admirers (4.9 domiciliary rating, 10 share). NBC's "Nightly News," the beloved for about a year, was appropriate abaft with an boilerplate of 7.15 actor admirers (4.9 rating, 10 share).

During this aberrant anniversary week, all three newscasts were abstinent head-to-head just two nights, both of which NBC won.

The "CBS Black News" had 5.16 actor admirers (3.6 rating, 7 share).

A ratings point represents 1,149,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 114.9 actor TV homes. The allotment is the allotment of in-use televisions acquainted to a accustomed show.  (football jerseys on sale)

For the anniversary of Sept. 7-13, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships were: NFL Football (Sunday): Chicago at Green Bay, NBC, 21.10 million; NFL Football (Thursday): Tennessee at Pittsburgh, NBC, 20.91 million; Sunday Night NFL Pre-kick, NBC, 17.00 million; Thursday Night NFL Pre-kick, 15.53 million; "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.03 million; "Football Night in America" (Sunday), NBC, 11.99 million; "The OT," Fox, 11.34 million; "NCIS," CBS, 11.22 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.52 million; "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 10.06 million.