Nielsen’s top programs for Sept. 5-11

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 5-11. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. NFL Football: New Orleans at Green Bay, NBC, 27.17 million.

2. NFL Football: Dallas at N.Y. Jets, NBC, 25.77 million.

3. “NFL Thursday Pre-Kick,” NBC, 23.24 million.

4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 20.28 million.

5. “Football Night in America, Part Three,” NBC, 14.92 million.

6. “NFL Kickoff 2011,” NBC, 14.65 million.

7. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 12.36 million.

8. “9/11: 10 Years Later,” CBS, 12.34 million.

9. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.85 million.

10. “NCIS,” CBS, 9.51 million.

11. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 8.99 million.

12. “The O.T.,” Fox, 8.6 million.

13. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.13 million.

14. “Big Brother 13” (Wednesday), CBS, 7.79 million.

15. “NCIS: Los Angeles” (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), CBS, 7.03 million.

16. “Big Brother 13” (Thursday), CBS, 6.65 million.

17. “Dateline NBC” (Friday), NBC, 6.52 million.

18. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 6.42 million.

19. “Football Night in America, Part Two,” NBC, 6.38 million.

20. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 6.3 million.

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