nielsens

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 23-29.

1 America's Got Talent, NBC, 9.83 million

2 Singing Bee, NBC, 9.49 million

3 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 9.34 million

4 So You Think You Can Dance, Fox, 9.15 million

5 Hell's Kitchen, Fox, 8.89 million

Elvis daze

TV Land pays tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll in August. During Elvis Month it will air films, concerts and documentaries starring and about Elvis Presley. There's also an original special, Myths and Legends: Elvis, which looks at some popular mysteries surrounding the icon. Tune in for concert weekends, personal accounts and Elvis movies. Love Me Tender kicks off the gyrations at 6 p.m. Friday and again at 11 a.m. Saturday. Thangyaverramush.

filling a void

As CourtTV departs from the legal television arena, The Legal Television Network is filling the gap with video- on-demand for broadband and cable viewers. LTVN's Clientelevision channels will offer hundreds of videos providing practical guidance on legal topics at clientelevision.com.

chatter

"Why wouldn't I get here early? My No. 1 goal is to be on the program."

+ Lonnie Beatty, 20, American Idol wannabe who spent the night outside Qualcomm Stadium to be one of the first in line among the estimated 12,000 people at Monday's auditions in San Diego