Endless Gordon Ramsay Summer? Hell's Kitchen was the week's top show with the advertising-centric adults 18-49, and Ramsay's new show, MasterChef, premiered at #3 on that list. The Bachelorette was second and America's Got Talent fourth with adults 18-49. Props to The Big Bang Theory which snuck into the top 5 shows with the 18-49 crowd with a repeat.
Update: Though the tables below are just for the broadcast networks, HBO's True Blood's 3.0 rating with adults 18-49 on Sunday night topped everything else for the week on cable or on the broadcast nets.
With total viewers, America's Got Talent edged out The Bachelorette though neither could break the 10 million viewer mark (this is for Monday July 26, the Monday August 2 finale of The Bachelorette did over 11 million viewers). A repeat of NCIS was the week's most-watched scripted content with nearly 8.9 million viewers. Take that, iCarly!
Adults 18-49 viewing for the week ending August 1, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers |
| 1 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | 2.9 | 3,858 | |
| 2 | BACHELORETTE, THE | ABC | 2.9 | 3,764 | |
| 3 | MASTERCHEF | P | FOX | 2.7 | 3,582 |
| 4 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 2.6 | 3,474 | |
| 5 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | R | CBS | 2.6 | 3,410 |
| 6 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 2.6 | 3,365 | |
| 7 | BIG BROTHER 12-SUN | CBS | 2.5 | 3,270 | |
| 8 | SOY TU DUENA MON | UNI | 2.4 | 3,217 | |
| 9 | SOY TU DUENA TUE | UNI | 2.4 | 3,134 | |
| 10 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 2.3 | 3,054 |
| 11 | BIG BROTHER 12-WED | CBS | 2.3 | 3,045 | |
| 12 | WIPEOUT-TUES | R | ABC | 2.3 | 3,015 |
| 13 | SOY TU DUENA WED | UNI | 2.3 | 2,966 | |
| 14 | Family Guy-SUN 9:30P | R | FOX | 2.2 | 2,943 |
| 15 | BIG BROTHER 12-THU | CBS | 2.2 | 2,934 | |
| 16 | Family Guy | R | FOX | 2.2 | 2,841 |
| 17 | WIPEOUT-THURS | R | ABC | 2.0 | 2,686 |
| 18 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 2.0 | 2,627 | |
| 19 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 2.0 | 2,584 | |
| 20 | SOY TU DUENA THU | UNI | 2.0 | 2,576 | |
| 21 | MINUTE TO WIN IT-WED | NBC | 1.9 | 2,512 | |
| 22 | HASTA DINERO SEPARE MON | UNI | 1.9 | 2,445 | |
| 23 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | R | CBS | 1.8 | 2,428 |
| 24 | HASTA DINERO SEPARE TUE | UNI | 1.8 | 2,416 | |
| 25 | SOY TU DUENA FRI | UNI | 1.8 | 2,400 |
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| Rank2 | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | # Viewers (LIVE+SD) (000) | HH RATING (LIVE+SD) | HH SHARE (LIVE+SD) |
| 1 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 9,760 | 5.7 | 10 | |
| 2 | NCIS | R | CBS | 9,728 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 3 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 9,688 | 5.6 | 10 | |
| 4 | BACHELORETTE, THE | ABC | 8,872 | 5.7 | 10 | |
| 5 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | R | CBS | 8,403 | 5.3 | 9 |
| 6 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 8,319 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 7 | 60 MINUTES | R | CBS | 7,947 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 8 | Mentalist, THE | R | CBS | 7,432 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 9 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | R | CBS | 7,205 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 10 | Big Brother 12-SUN | CBS | 7,107 | 4.2 | 8 | |
| 11 | WIPEOUT-TUES | R | ABC | 7,009 | 3.8 | 7 |
| 12 | Big Brother 12-WED | CBS | 6,707 | 4.1 | 8 | |
| 13 | ROOKIE BLUE | ABC | 6,706 | 4.1 | 7 | |
| 14 | Big Brother 12-THU | CBS | 6,516 | 4.0 | 8 | |
| 15 | WIPEOUT-THURS | R | ABC | 6,458 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 16 | HELL'S KITCHEN | FOX | 6,397 | 3.8 | 7 | |
| 17 | CRIMINAL MINDS | R | CBS | 6,211 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 18 | CSI: NY | R | CBS | 6,177 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 19 | AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS | R | ABC | 6,124 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 20 | CSI: MIAMI | R | CBS | 6,114 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 21 | MINUTE TO WIN IT-WED | NBC | 6,046 | 3.6 | 7 | |
| 22 | Undercover Boss | R | CBS | 5,979 | 3.8 | 6 |
| 23 | CSI | R | CBS | 5,946 | 3.8 | 7 |
| 24 | 20/20 SP EDITION-7/26(S) | S | ABC | 5,903 | 4.1 | 7 |
| 25 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 5,881 | 3.5 | 6 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
