Primetime Ratings: ‘AGT’ Down But Still Leads NBC to Win
NBC won big Tuesday, with America’s Got Talent leading the network to a 1.6 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That bested the 0.9/4 put forth by ABC.
America’s Got Talent fell 10% from last week to 1.9 from 8 to 10 p.m. and Making It lost 9% from its premiere for a 1.0.
On ABC, the premiere of Bachelor in Paradise did a 1.1 from 8 to 10, same as last summer’s opener, before reality series Castaways premiered to a 0.7.
Telemundo was at 0.6/3. Sin Senos Si Hay Paraiso rated a 0.6 and El Senor de los Cielos did a 0.7, both level with last week.
CBS and Fox both rated a 0.5/2. CBS aired repeats while Fox had Beat Shazam down 14% at 0.6 and Love Connection at a flat 0.4.
Univision got a 0.4/2.
The CW was at 0.2/1. The 100 finale rated a 0.3 and The Outpost a 0.2, both dramas flat.
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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.