Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins Big on ‘Talent’
NBC was the big winner in ratings Tuesday, putting up a 2.4 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 10 share. America’s Got Talent scored a 2.6, which was level with last week, while World of Dance’s 1.9 was down from its 2.4 premiere.
No one else came close. CBS had a 0.6/3, with repeats leading in to 48 Hours: NCIS at a flat 0.5.
ABC had a 0.6/2. Downward Dog did a flat 0.7 and was followed by repeats.
Airing repeats, Fox had a 0.4/2.
The CW was at 0.3/1, with a repeated The Flash leading in to a new iZombie, which wasup 33% at 0.4.
Among Spanish-language networks, Univision had a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2.
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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.