Primetime Ratings: ‘Better Late Than Never’ Holds Up on NBC

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NBC was top of the pops among broadcasters Tuesday, rating a 2.1 in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, with an 8 share. America’s Got Talent rated a 2.4, down a tenth of a point, and Better Late Than Never, with William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, Henry Winkler and George Foreman enjoying misadventures around the globe, a flat 1.6.

Runner up was ABC at 1.1/4, as the Bachelor in Paradise finale grew 14% to 1.6 and After Paradise climbed 22% to a 1.1. Bachelor in Paradise closed to a 1.4 last September.

CBS posted a 0.7/3, with repeats leading into a two-hour Zoo finale at 0.7, same as last week. Zoo finished its last season with a 0.9 a year ago.

Fox rated a 0.4/2 with repeats showing, while The CW did a 0.2/1, a rerun of Flash leading in to MADtv's 0.2, down 33%.  

Michael Malone
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.