Wednesday's Big Brother moved ahead of America's Got Talent to claim the top of the broadcast week with adults 18-49, while Tuesday's AGT still topped the total viewership rankings.
Hell's Kitchen, the season's first installment of ABC's Saturday Night College Football and Wednesday's America's Got Talent rounded out the rest of the top 5 for adults 18-49.
Regular season Sunday Night Football begins this week. Expect it at the top of both lists through the end of 2011.
Primetime Broadcast Adults 18-49 Viewers for the week ending September 4, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | R=Repeat S=Special P=Premiere | Net | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | Big Brother 13-WED | CBS | 3.3 | 4,162 | |
| 2 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 3.1 | 3,997 | |
| 3 | HELL'S KITCHEN-MON 9P | FOX | 2.9 | 3,710 | |
| 4 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | P | ABC | 2.7 | 3,497 |
| 5 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 2.6 | 3,325 | |
| 6 | Big Brother 13-THU | CBS | 2.5 | 3,133 | |
| 7 | Big Brother 13-SUN | CBS | 2.4 | 3,097 | |
| 8 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO WED | UNI | 2.3 | 2,926 | |
| 9 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO MON | UNI | 2.3 | 2,911 | |
| 10 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO TUE | UNI | 2.1 | 2,708 | |
| 11 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO THU | UNI | 2.1 | 2,626 | |
| 12 | BACHELOR PAD | ABC | 2.0 | 2,603 | |
| 13 | WIPEOUT-TUES | R | ABC | 2.0 | 2,548 |
| 14 | PEQUENOS GIGANTES SUN | UNI | 1.9 | 2,457 | |
| 15 | TERESA MON | UNI | 1.9 | 2,454 | |
| 16 | PEQUENOS GIGANTES FRI | UNI | 1.9 | 2,442 | |
| 17 | TERESA TUE | UNI | 1.8 | 2,346 | |
| 18 | Modern Family | R | ABC | 1.8 | 2,286 |
| 19 | TERESA WED | UNI | 1.8 | 2,267 | |
| 20 | TERESA THU | UNI | 1.8 | 2,242 | |
| 21 | Modern Family SP-8/31(S) | SR | ABC | 1.8 | 2,239 |
| 22 | HELL'S KITCHEN-MON | R | FOX | 1.7 | 2,119 |
| 23 | TERESA FRI | UNI | 1.6 | 2,081 | |
| 24 | GORDO Y FLACA 10 E MQB9/1(S) | S | UNI | 1.6 | 2,058 |
| 25 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | R | CBS | 1.6 | 1,993 |
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Primetime Broadcast Total Viewers for the week ending September 4, 2011:
| Rank | 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-TUE | NBC | 11,142 | 6.8 | 11 | |
| 2 | AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-WED | NBC | 10,651 | 6.5 | 10 | |
| 3 | NCIS | R | CBS | 8,943 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 4 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | R | CBS | 8,639 | 5.7 | 9 |
| 5 | BIG BROTHER 13-WED | CBS | 8,338 | 4.9 | 8 | |
| 6 | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | P | ABC | 7,751 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 7 | NCIS 10PM SPECIAL(S) | SR | CBS | 7,294 | 5.0 | 8 |
| 8 | BIG BROTHER 13-SUN | CBS | 6,659 | 3.9 | 7 | |
| 9 | BACHELOR PAD | ABC | 6,479 | 4.5 | 7 | |
| 10 | BIG BROTHER 13-THU | CBS | 6,245 | 3.8 | 6 | |
| 11 | HELL'S KITCHEN-MON 9P | FOX | 6,211 | 3.6 | 6 | |
| 12 | 60 Minutes | R | CBS | 6,035 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 13 | WIPEOUT-TUES | R | ABC | 5,934 | 3.4 | 6 |
| 14 | CSI | R | CBS | 5,860 | 3.9 | 7 |
| 15 | Dateline 8/29(S) | S | NBC | 5,528 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 16 | Minute To Win It-WED | NBC | 5,497 | 3.4 | 6 | |
| 17 | Blue Bloods | R | CBS | 5,367 | 3.6 | 7 |
| 18 | Two and a Half Men | R | CBS | 5,326 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 19 | 48 Hours Mystery FRI-SP(S) | S | CBS | 5,317 | 3.6 | 7 |
| 20 | Hawaii Five-0 | R | CBS | 5,309 | 3.6 | 6 |
| 21 | Criminal Minds | R | CBS | 5,174 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 22 | MIKE & Molly | R | CBS | 5,054 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 23 | FUERZA DEL DESTINO MON | UNI | 5,051 | 2.6 | 4 | |
| 24 | Big Bang Theory, THE | R | CBS | 5,041 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 25 | Law And Order:SVU | R | NBC | 5,030 | 3.4 | 6 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All numbers are live viewing plus same day DVR viewing.
