Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins Despite ‘Voice’ Decrease
NBC was strongest among broadcasters Monday, putting up a 1.4 rating in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 5 share. The Voice fell 11% to 1.7 and Taken did a flat 0.8.
ABC was next at 1.2/5, with Dancing With the Stars at 1.6, then Quantico at 0.6. Both were flat with last week.
CBS and Fox both weighed in at 1.0/4. CBS had Kevin Can Wait, with guest star Leah Remini, up 9% at 1.2, and Man With a Plan and Superior Donuts both down 10% to 0.9. The Great Indoors did a 0.8 (it had a 1.2 in its most recent new airing) and Scorpion slipped 9% to 1.0.
Fox’s Gotham went up 11% to 1.0 and Lucifer too posted a 1.0 in its return. It had a 1.2 in its last episode in January.
The CW did a 0.4/1 for the night, with Supergirl at 0.5 and Jane the Virgin at 0.2, both flat.
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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.