Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins as Washington Wins

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NBC put up the top score in Thursday prime ratings, as the Stanley Cup finals led the network to a 1.9 in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 9 share. That easily beat the 0.9/4 that ABC posted.

Game 5 of the Stanley Cup, which saw the Washington Capitals clinch the NHL championship, scored a 1.9 throughout prime. Game 4 did a 1.5.

On ABC, it was repeated game shows throughout prime.

CBS and Fox both rated a 0.7/3. On CBS, repeated comedies led into a SWAT rerun.

On Fox, it was the premiere of The Four: Battle For Stardom from 8-10 p.m. at 0.7. Its previous season premiered to a 1.2 in January.

Telemundo and Univision both rated a 0.4/2.

The CW did a 0.2/1 with repeats.

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.