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'America's Got Talent' tops TV's Nielsen ratings

Posted June 30, 2021 7:00 am

By DAVID BAUDER

NEW YORK (AP) - Competition at athletic venues dominated the agenda for television viewers last week, but none was as popular as a competition on stage.

'œAmerica's Got Talent,'ť which is well-established as TV's favorite live show of the summer, reached seven million viewers last week with auditions for its 16th season on NBC, the Nielsen company said.

ABC found some viewers for its premiere of 'œWhen Nature Calls,'ť where Helen Mirren narrates comedic film clips from the wild, a reboot of a BBC series.

Otherwise, the NBA conference finals and Olympic trials drew many TV viewers.

NBC won the week with an average of 3.5 million viewers in prime time. CBS had 3 million, ABC had 2.7 million, Fox had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.2 million, Ion Television had 1.02 million and Telemundo had 990,000.

ESPN won a tight race for cable supremacy, averaging 2.19 million viewers in prime time. TNT had 2.18 million, Fox News Channel had 2.15 million, MSNBC had 1.32 million and HGTV had 1.13 million.

ABC's 'œWorld News Tonight'ť was the most popular evening news show, averaging 7.8 million viewers. NBC's 'œNightly News'ť had 6.3 million and the 'œCBS Evening News'ť had 4.7 million.

For the week of June 21-27, the 20 most popular programs, their networks and viewerships:

1. 'œAmerica's Got Talent,'ť NBC, 7.01 million.

2. 'œOlympic Trials: Women's Gymnastics" (Sunday), NBC, 5.75 million.

3. NBA Conference Finals: Milwaukee at Atlanta (Sunday), TNT, 5.6 million.

4. NBA Conference Finals: Phoenix at L.A. Clippers (Saturday), ESPN, 5.54 million.

5. NBA Conference Finals: Phoenix at L.A. Clippers (Thursday), ESPN, 5.33 million.

6. NBA Conference Finals: Atlanta at Milwaukee (Wednesday), TNT, 5.3 million.

7. NBA Conference Finals: L.A. Clippers at Phoenix (Tuesday), ESPN, 5.27 million.

8. 'œ60 Minutes,'ť CBS, 5.04 million.

9. 'œOlympic Trials: Women's Gymnastics'ť (Friday), NBC, 4.59 million.

10. 'œCelebrity Family Feud,'ť ABC, 4.38 million.

11. 'œAmerica's Funniest Home Videos,'ť ABC, 4.35 million.

12. 'œNCIS,'ť CBS, 4.16 million.

13. 'œOlympic Trials: Track & Field'ť (Monday), NBC, 3.97 million.

14. 'œUnited States of Al,'ť CBS, 3.83 million.

15. NBA Conference Finals: Atlanta at Milwaukee (Friday), TNT, 3.7 million.

16. 'œWhen Nature Calls,'ť ABC, 3.698 million.

17. 'œYoung Sheldon,'ť CBS, 3.67 million.

18. 'œFBI,'ť CBS, 3.65 million.

19. 'œThe Neighborhood,'ť CBS, 3.58 million.

20. 'œThe $100,000 Pyramid,'ť ABC, 3.56 million.

FILE - Heidi Klum attends the "America's Got Talent" season 15 red carpet on March 4, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. The most popular television show was one of the most enduring summer series, NBC's "America's Got Talent." The show is in the midst of auditions for its 16th season, and the episode on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, was seen by just over 7 million people. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

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