Another Week, Another Number One for Jersey Shore

MTV’s Jersey Shore maintained its stranglehold on the weekly TV ratings, staying at number one in New York.

For the week ending August 22, the mega-hit reality show registered an estimated 840,000 viewers with a 4.2 rating, according to the Nielsen Company.

60 Minutes was back in its more familiar position–number two (677,000/3.4) on WCBS.

The Closer was next, with 621,000 TNT watchers in New York and a 3.1 rating.

The Yankees held onto three straight slots in the Top 7, averaging 546,000 among the trio of games on the YES Network and My9/WWOR.

But

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