Primetime Ratings: CBS, NBC Split the Win

CBS and NBC were top of the broadcaster heap Tuesday, both scoring a 1.2 rating in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 5 share. Both shared the ratings title a week before too, also with a 1.2.

CBS had NCIS at 1.4 and Bull at 1.2, then NCIS: New Orleans at 1.0. All three were level with last week.

For NBC, it was The Voice at a flat 1.6, before comedy Great News did a 0.8 and a 0.7; last week’s double run did a 0.8 and 0.6. Chicago Fire scored a flat 1.2.

ABC was at 0.9/4 for the night. The Middle was up 9% to 1.2 and American Housewife did a flat 1.2, then Fresh Off the Boat was also flat at 1.0 before Imaginary Mary grew ratings 29% to 0.9. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did a level 0.7.

Fox and The CW were both at 0.7/3. The CW had The Flash at its usual 1.0 and iZombie at 0.4, up 33%.

Fox had a double run of Brooklyn Nine-Nine at 0.6 and 0.6, then Prison Break at 0.9. Both shows were flat with last week.

Among Spanish-language networks, Univision did a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.3/1.

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.