Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Mighty ‘Voice’

NBC took top honors in Monday prime ratings, posting a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share as 'The Voice' did a big number. That was better than ABC’s 1.4/5.

Two hours of The Voice was up 12% to 1.9 on NBC, and A Very Pentatonix Christmas rated a 1.2, 9% up over last year’s special.

On ABC, the CMA Country Christmas rated a 1.2 from 8-10, 20% better than last year’s telecast. The Good Doctor scored a 1.8, down a tenth of a point.

CBS was at 1.0/4, with Kevin Can Wait at a flat 1.2, Man With a Plan up 10% at 1.1, Superior Donuts at a flat 1.0 and 9JKL up 13% to 0.9. Scorpion rated a level 0.9 at 10.

The CW attained a 0.9/3 as it gained from a superhero crossover stunt. Supergirl and Arrow both did a 0.9, both up 80% over their previous episodes. Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow cross over Tuesday.

Telemundo and Univision both rated a 0.5/2.

Fox was at 0.4/2 with repeats of Lucifer and The Gifted.

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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.