The following table lists the top 25 broadcast television shows for the week of 08/27/12 through 09/02/12. The programs are ranked by rating in descending order.

RANK PROGRAM                       NET  RATING  SHARE    TIME
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  1  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE      NBC    5.9     9     8:00 PM
  2  NCIS                          CBS    5.5     9     8:00 PM
  3  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED      NBC    5.0     8     9:00 PM
  4  SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL            ABC    4.8     9     8:06 PM
  5  NCIS: LOS ANGELES             CBS    4.7     7     9:00 PM
  6  60 MINUTES                    CBS    4.6     9     7:00 PM
  7  2 BROKE GIRLS 9PM             CBS    4.3     7     9:00 PM
  8  BIG BANG THEORY, THE SP(S)    CBS    4.2     7     8:30 PM
  9  BIG BANG THEORY, THE          CBS    4.1     7     8:00 PM
  9  BIG BROTHER 14-WED            CBS    4.1     7     8:00 PM
 11  HELL’S KITCHEN-MON            FOX    4.0     6     9:00 PM
 11  MIKE & MOLLY                  CBS    4.0     6     9:31 PM
 13  MASTERCHEF-TUE                FOX    3.8     6     9:00 PM
 14  HOTEL HELL                    FOX    3.6     6     8:00 PM
 15  BIG BROTHER 14-SUN            CBS    3.5     7     8:01 PM
 15  BIG BROTHER 14-THU            CBS    3.5     5     9:00 PM
 15  CRIMINAL MINDS                CBS    3.5     5     9:00 PM
 15  HAWAII FIVE-0                 CBS    3.5     6    10:00 PM
 19  HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER         CBS    3.3     5     8:00 PM
 19  TWO AND A HALF MEN - THU      CBS    3.3     5     8:31 PM
 21  AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 8P     NBC    3.2     5     8:00 PM
 21  BLUE BLOODS                   CBS    3.2     6    10:00 PM
 23  20/20-FRIDAY                  ABC    3.1     6     9:01 PM
 23  BACHELOR PAD                  ABC    3.1     5     8:00 PM
 23  DECISION ’12 REP CONV TUE(S)  NBC    3.1     5    10:00 PM

(S) = Special
Each ratings point equals 1.147 million homes.

Figures include live viewing and same-day digital-video recorder
playback.

Source: Nielsen

To contact the reporter on this story: Rob Golum in Los Angeles at rgolum@bloomberg.net.

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