Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins Monday With ‘Voice’

NBC took top broadcast ratings Monday, as The Voice did a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49, down 9% from a week ago, and Timeless scored a flat 1.2.

NBC averaged a 1.8 rating/6 share, according to Nielsen’s overnight ratings, ahead of ABC’s 1.5/5, CBS’ 1.3/4, Fox’s 1.1/3 and The CW’s 0.8/2.

The shows were up against Monday Night Football on ESPN, among other offerings.  

On ABC, Dancing With the Stars grew 13% to 1.8, while Conviction did a flat 0.8.

CBS’ Kevin Can Wait slipped 6% to 1.5 and Man With a Plan posted a flat 1.3 before 2 Broke Girls climbed 17% to 1.4. The Odd Couple scored a 1.1, up 10%, while drama Scorpion weighed in at a level 1.2.

Fox’s Gotham was at 1.1 while Lucifer was at 1.0; both were down a tenth of a point.

On CW, Supergirl did a 1.0, up 25%, and Jane the Virgin climbed 20% to 0.6.  

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.