Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With Potent ‘Dancing’
Luke Wilson’s 911 series ‘Emergency Call’ enjoys robust lead-in
ABC had the winning score in Monday primetime, with Dancing with the Stars leading the Alphabets to a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That topped NBC’s 0.8/4.
Two hours of Dancing with the Stars rated a 1.1, up a tenth from last week. New unscripted show Emergency Call, hosted by Luke Wilson and about the people who field 911 calls, posted a 0.7.
NBC had Stanley Cup hockey across prime.
CBS, Fox, Telemundo and Univision all scored a 0.3/2. CBS had comedy reruns and Love Island at 0.4. Manhunt: Deadly Games got a 0.2. Both lost a tenth of a point.
Fox had L.A.’s Finest at 0.4 and Filthy Rich at 0.3, both down a tenth of a point.
Telemundo had Exatlon Estados Unidos and Todo Por Mi Hija at 0.3s, Exatlon down a tenth and Todo flat. Falsa Identidad got a level 0.2.
On Univision it was Medicos and Imperio de Mentiras at 0.4 and Dulce Ambicion at 0.3, all three level with their last airings.
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The CW posted a 0.2/1 with IHeartRadio Festival.
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.