List of top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for week of Sept. 14-20

Nielsen’s top 20 prime-time programs Sept. 14-20

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 14-20. Listings include the week’s ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. (X) denotes a one-time-only presentation.

1. (4) NFL Football: New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, NBC, 24.82 million viewers.

2. (23) “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 18.91 million viewers.

3. (X) “The Jay Leno Show” (Monday), NBC, 18.42 million viewers.

4. (15) “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 15.79 million viewers.

5. (X) “NFL Post Game,” CBS, 15.52 million viewers.

6. (X) “America’s Got Talent” (Monday), NBC, 13.9 million viewers.

7. (X) “Emmy Awards,” CBS, 13.47 million viewers.

8. (X) “The Jay Leno Show” (Wednesday), NBC, 13.363 million viewers.

9. (50) “Football Night in America,” NBC, 13.362 million viewers.

10. (15) “60 Minutes,” CBS, 13.12 million viewers.

11. (6) “NCIS,” CBS, 12.44 million viewers.

12. (X) “Survivor: Samoa,” CBS, 11.66 million viewers.

13. (X) “The Jay Leno Show” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.09 million viewers.

14. (46) “Bones,” Fox, 10.36 million viewers.

15. (X) “Biggest Loser 8,” NBC, 9.9 million viewers.

16. (8) “The Mentalist,” CBS, 9.07 million viewers.

17. (X) “The Jay Leno Show” (Thursday), NBC, 8.82 million viewers.

18. (7) “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS, 8.8 million viewers.

19. (65) “The Office,” NBC, 8.21 million viewers.

20. (X) “Community,” NBC, 7.89 million viewers.

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.