Primetime Ratings: NBC Stays On Top Despite ‘Voice’ Drop

NBC was the easy winner in Tuesday prime ratings, riding The Voice and This Is Us to a 2.1 in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and an 8 share. Runner-up was CBS at 1.1/4.

The Voice did a 2.3, down 18% from its season premiere the night before, and This Is Us a flat 2.5, before Chicago Med was up a tenth of a point to 1.4.

On CBS, NCIS lost 20% for a 1.2 and Bull was down 21% to 1.1, then NCIS: New Orleans slipped 10% to 0.9.

Fox did a 0.8/3, as Lethal Weapon was off 17% to 1.0, LA to Vegas dropped 22% to 0.7 and The Mick fell 14% for a 0.6.

ABC scored a 0.7/3. The Middle slid 14% to 1.2 and Fresh Off the Boat was down 10% to 0.9. Repeated comedies followed, then Kevin (Probably) Saves the World rated a 0.5, up a tenth from a fresh airing during the Olympic Games.

The CW rated a 0.6/2. The Flash was off 22% to 0.7 and Black Lightning fell 38% to 0.5.

Univision did a 0.5/2. Telemundo was at 0.4/2.

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.