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tv shows

Week of June 3, 2013
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S)ABC8.814,241
2NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S)ABC8.514,571
3THE VOICENBC7.111,294
4THE VOICE-TUENBC6.910,871
5AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUENBC6.611,222
660 MINUTESCBS6.19,301
7THE BIG BANG THEORYCBS6.09,397
8NCISCBS5.98,942
9NCIS: LOS ANGELESCBS5.37,879
10TONY AWARDS(S)CBS4.77,298
10TWO-AND-A-HALF MENCBS4.77,233
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of June 3, 2013
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1ABC25.65,415
2NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2ABC24.75,403
3KIA NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 1ABC10.82,071
4KIA NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 2ABC7.11,392
5J. KIMMEL LIVE GM NIGHT 1ABC5.81,123
6NCIS: LOS ANGELESCBS5.5956
7AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUENBC5.21,040
8DATELINE FRINBC5.2940
9THE VOICENBC5.0911
10THE VOICE-TUENBC4.7814
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of June 3, 2013
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1AMORES VERDADEROS MON-06/03/2013UNI20.14,736
2AMORES VERDADEROS WED-06/05/2013UNI19.54,745
3AMORES VERDADEROS TUE-06/04/2013UNI18.94,330
4AMORES VERDADEROS THU-06/06/2013UNI18.24,462
5AMORES VERDADEROS FRI-06/07/2013UNI17.53,979
6PORQUE EL AMOR MANDA MON-06/03/2013UNI15.43,768
7PORQUE EL AMOR MANDA WED-06/05/2013UNI15.23,793
8PORQUE EL AMOR MANDA TUE-06/04/2013UNI14.93,501
9QUE BONITO AMOR WED-06/05/2013UNI14.63,454
10PORQUE EL AMOR MANDA THU-06/06/2013UNI14.33,474
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of Hispanic TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of June 3, 2013
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L (INDIANA/MIAMI)TNT811511,565
2GAME OF THRONES (30: MHYSA)HBOM35865,393
3INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFSTNT33564,443
4PAWN STARSHIST32704,473
5SPRINT CUP RACING/POCONOTNT31934,358
6BURN NOTICEUSA31684,319
7SWAMP PEOPLEHIST28243,910
8NCISUSA27943,407
9FALLING SKIESTNT27934,210
10NCISUSA27893,471
Source: Nielsen. Total Day Cable Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of May 27, 2013
RankProgramOrig.RatingViewers (000)
1THE BIG BANG THEORY-SYN (AT)WB6.49,995
2JUDGE JUDY (AT)CTD6.28,604
3WHEEL OF FORTUNECTD6.09,198
4JEOPARDY (AT)CTD5.58,133
5BIG BANG WKND B (AT)WB5.38,229
6BIG BANG WKND A (AT)WB5.07,597
7FAMILY FEUD (AT)2/T4.36,423
8TWO AND A HALF MEN-SYN (AT)WB4.26,225
9LAW & ORDER: SVU-SYN (AT)NBU3.84,964
10FAMILY GUY-WK-SYN (AT)2/T3.44,801
Source: Nielsen. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television. Please note: Syndication data requires an additional week of processing.

books

June 3-9, 2013
RankTitleAuthorPublisherPublication Date
1Happy, Happy, Happy (Hardcover)Phil RobertsonHoward Books01-May-2013
2American Gun (Hardcover)Chris KyleWilliam Morrow & Co.01-Jun-2013
3George Washington (Hardcover)Jack E. LevinThreshold Editions01-Jun-2013
4Proof of Heaven (Trade Paperback)Eben AlexanderSimon & Schuster01-Oct-2012
5Lean In (Hardcover)Sheryl Sandberg Knopf Publishing Group 01-Mar-2013
6The Duck Commander Family (Hardcover)Willie RobertsonHoward Books01-Oct-2012
7Jesus Calling (Hardcover)Sarah YoungThomas Nelson Publishers01-Oct-2004
8Keep It Pithy (Hardcover)Bill O'ReillyCrown Archetype01-May-2013
9Strengths Finder 2.0 (Hardcover)Tom RathGallup Press01-Feb-2007
10Finerman's Rules (Hardcover)Karen FinermanBusiness Plus01-Jun-2013
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from libraries.
June 3-9, 2013
RankTitleAuthorPublisherPublication Date
1Entwined With You (Trade Paperback)Sylvia DayBerkley Publishing Group01-Jun-2013
2Inferno (Hardcover)Dan BrownDoubleday Books01-May-2013
3Joyland (Trade Paperback)Stephen KingHard Case Crime01-Jun-2013
4A Wanted Man (MM Paperback)Lee ChildDell Publishing Co.01-May-2013
5And The Mountains Echoed (Hardcover)Khaled HosseiniRiverhead Books01-May-2013
6Sea Glass Island (MM Paperback)Sherryl WoodsMira Books01-May-2013
7Big Sky Summer (MM Paperback)Linda Lael MillerHarlequin 01-May-2013
8One Summer (MM Paperback)David BaldacciVision01-May-2013
9Something Wicked (MM Paperback)Lisa JacksonZebra Books01-May-2013
10The Great Gatsby (Trade Paperback)Scott F. FitzgeraldScribner Book Co.01-Oct-2004
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from libraries.
June 3-9, 2013
RankTitleAuthorPublisherPublication Date
1Inferno [Abridged]Dan BrownRandom House Audio 01-May-2013
2Inferno [Unabridged]Dan BrownRandom House Audio 01-May-2013
3Killing Kennedy [Unabridged]Bill O'ReillyMacmillan Audio01-Oct-2012
4The Litigators [Abridged] John Grisham Random House Audio 01-Sep-2012
5The Innocent [Abridged] David Baldacci Hachette Audio 01-Oct-2012
6Killing Lincoln [Unabridged]Bill O'ReillyMacmillan Audio01-Sep-2011
7Proof of Heaven [Unabridged]Eben AlexanderSimon & Schuster Audio01-Oct-2012
811Th Hour [Abridged] James Patterson Hachette Audio 01-Feb-2013
9Alex Cross, Run [Unabridged]James Patterson Little Brown And Co. 01-Feb-2013
9The Hit [Unabridged]David BaldacciGrand Central Publishing01-Apr-2013
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from libraries.

websites

January 2013
RankParentUnique AudienceActive Reach %Time Per Person (HH:MM:SS)
1Google409,135,91290.0%3:52:56
2Microsoft343,750,10275.6%2:04:34
3Facebook322,319,61270.9%6:17:02
4Yahoo!234,056,84851.5%2:36:33
5Wikimedia Foundation176,163,83438.8%0:16:16
6Amazon161,150,28335.5%1:33:40
7eBay145,403,02532.0%1:20:24
8InterActiveCorp134,941,60629.7%0:10:01
9Apple Computer121,280,74326.7%1:52:04
10AOL, Inc.95,654,44521.1%2:49:44
Source: Nielsen
March 2013
RankParentUnique AudienceActive Reach %Time Per Person (HH:MM:SS)
1Google179,969,00083.03:34:16
2Microsoft149,565,00069.01:46:55
3Facebook142,147,00065.66:44:00
4Yahoo!136,376,00062.92:33:53
5Amazon91,085,00042.00:40:07
6AOL, Inc.85,195,00039.32:07:58
7InterActiveCorp81,239,00037.50:13:53
8Wikimedia Foundation77,847,00035.90:23:39
9eBay65,664,00030.31:08:43
10Apple Computer65,251,00030.10:56:04
Source: Nielsen
March 2013
RankBrandUnique Viewers
1YouTube135,390,000
2Facebook40,171,000
3VEVO39,122,000
4Yahoo!36,882,000
5AOL Media Network27,732,000
6MSN/WindowsLive/Bing20,581,000
7Perform Group16,787,000
8The CollegeHumor Network14,922,000
9Hulu14,633,000
10Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Websites14,520,000
Source: Nielsen

music

Issue date June 15, 2013
RankLast WeekArtistSong
13ROBIN THICKE FEATURING T.I. + PHARRELLBlurred Lines
2192 CHAINZ & WIZ KHALIFAWe Own It (Fast & Furious)
32FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEATURING NELLYCruise
45DAFT PUNK FEATURING PHARRELL WILLIAMSGet Lucky
51MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEATURING RAY DALTONCan't Hold Us
68IMAGINE DRAGONSRadioactive
76SELENA GOMEZCome & Get It
84P!NK FEATURING NATE RUESSJust Give Me A Reason
911BLAKE SHELTON FEATURING PISTOL ANNIES & FRIENDSBoys 'Round Here
109JUSTIN TIMBERLAKEMirrors
Source: Billboard chart with data supplied by Nielsen
Issue date June 15, 2013
RankLast WeekArtistSong
11MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEATURING RAY DALTONCan't Hold Us
23JUSTIN TIMBERLAKEMirrors
34DAFT PUNK FEATURING PHARRELL WILLIAMSGet Lucky
42P!NK FEATURING NATE RUESSJust Give Me A Reason
55FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEATURING NELLYCruise
611ROBIN THICKE FEATURING T.I. + PHARRELLBlurred Lines
76SELENA GOMEZCome & Get It
89IMAGINE DRAGONSRadioactive
97ICONA POP FEATURING CHARLI XCXI Love It
108RIHANNA FEATURING MIKKY EKKOStay
Source: Billboard chart with data supplied by Nielsen
Issue date June 15, 2013
RankLast WeekArtistSong
11JUSTIN TIMBERLAKEMirrors
23MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTONCan't Hold Us
32P!NK FEAT. NATE RUESSJust Give Me A Reason
44RIHANNA FEAT. MIKKY EKKOStay
56ICONA POP FEAT. CHARLI XCXI Love It
65BRUNO MARSWhen I Was Your Man
77DEMI LOVATOHeart Attack
812DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMSGet Lucky
910SELENA GOMEZCome & Get It
109FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE FEAT. NELLYCruise
Source: Billboard chart with data supplied by Nielsen
Issue date June 15, 2013
RankLast WeekArtistSong
12BLAKE SHELTON FEATURING PISTOL ANNIES & FRIENDSBoys 'Round Here
21MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEATURING WANZThrift Shop
33P!NK FEATURING NATE RUESSJust Give Me A Reason
44FLORIDA GEORGIA LINECruise
55DARIUS RUCKERWagon Wheel
66BRUNO MARSWhen I Was Your Man
77DRAKEStarted From the Bottom
88WALE FEATURING J. COLEBad Girls Club
99GEORGE STRAITGive It All We Got Tonight
1010MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEATURING RAY DALTONCan't Hold Us
Source: Nielsen RingScan; Note: Master Ringtones play 20-30 seconds of the originally recorded song and are tracked seperately from polyphonic Ringtones which are digital replications of songs.

video games

Week ending June 15, 2013
RankLast WeekTitle
13The Last of Us
21Grand Theft Auto V
32Call of Duty: Ghosts
44Madden NFL 25
57Battlefield 4
610FIFA 14
721NBA 2K14
8 - Muramasa Rebirth
810Deadpool
89Halo 4
823Injustice: Gods Among Us
Source: Nielsen Video Game Tracking asks the following question every week among gamers: “Which video game are you most looking forward to buying next?”

movies

Week ending June 9, 2013
Rank Last WeekRank This WeekTitleDistributor
-1Identity ThiefUNIVERSAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT
-2Good Day to Die HardTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
-3Warm BodiesSUMMIT
-4Escape From Planet EarthANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT
-5Breaking Bad: The Fifth SeasonSONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
-612 Rounds 2: ReloadedTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
-7Falling Skies: The Complete Second SeasonWARNER HOME VIDEO
68Safe HavenTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
49Beautiful CreaturesWARNER HOME VIDEO
510Fast & FuriousUNIVERSAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Source: Nielsen VideoScan

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