Primetime Ratings: NBC’s ‘Superstore’ Opens Strong, But CBS Wins ‘Super’ Battle
NBC comedy Superstore debuted to a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s fast affiliate ratings, but CBS took the night with a 1.9 rating and 6 share. ABC was a hair off the pace at 1.8/6, then NBC at 1.3/4, Fox at 1.2/4 and CW at 0.4/1.
NBC also debuted comedy Telenovela, which did a 1.3.
Eight p.m. featured Superstore versus Supergirl on CBS and Superhuman on Fox, with superhero-themed Supergirl winning that supreme battle at 1.8, up 20% from its last airing. Scorpion did a 2.1, up 17%, while NCIS: Los Angeles was up 14% to 1.6.
On ABC, The Bachelor debuted to a 2.2, even with its debut a year ago, before The Bachelor Live rated a 1.1.
On NBC, Superstore and Telenovela led into the season premiere of The Biggest Loser at 1.2; it closed to a 1.4 last year.
Fox had two hours of Superhuman at 1.2, while The CW aired repeats.
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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.