Primetime Ratings: ABC’s ‘Of Kings and Prophets’ Debuts Weak

With The Voice rolling along, NBC seized the Tuesday broadcast title with a 3.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 10 share. That was miles ahead of CBS, at 1.1/4, ABC at 1.0/3, Fox’s 0.7/2 and The CW’s 0.3/1.

The Voice did a 3.1, up 3%, before a preview of Steve Harvey-hosted Little Big Shots rated a 2.9.

On CBS, it was repeats leading in to Limitless, which posted a 1.0, down 9%.

On ABC, Fresh Off the Boat grew 17% to a 1.4, while The Real O’Neals did a 1.1, well down from the 1.8 and 1.9 its double run premiered to. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returned to a 1.1 and the debut of Of Kings and Prophets registered a 0.8.

Fox had New Girl at 1.2, up 9%, and Grandfathered at a flat 0.8, then repeats 9-10.

The CW was in repeats.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.