Primetime Ratings: Big Win for NBC Convention Coverage
NBC’s America’s Got Talent did a flat 2.2 in adults 18-49, while its coverage of the Democratic National Convention scored a 1.3. That gave NBC a 1.9 rating, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share.
On ABC, a Bachelorette special called Men Tell All did a 1.4 (the last couple original Bachelorettes have scored 1.9s), while DNC coverage drew a 0.7. That led to ABC’s 1.2/4.
Fox had a 0.7/3, with Hotel Hell at 0.9, up a tenth of a point, while Coupled was a flat 0.5.
CBS did a 0.6/2, with a repeated NCIS before Zoo’s 0.8 was up a tenth. Political coverage scored a 0.4.
On The CW, Whose Line Is It Away drew a 0.4, up a tenth from its last airing, and MADtv premiered at a 0.3.
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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.