Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins as 'Smash' Rebounds
NBC won Monday
night as it rebounded from last week with an overall 4.9 rating/13 share,
according to Nielsen overnight numbers. The Voice's first "Battle Round"
episode drew a 6.1 from 8-10 p.m., up 13%. Freshman drama Smash
benefited from the increased lead-in, posting a 2.7, up 17%.
With CBS in
repeats, ABC was able to take second with an overall 2.1/6. TheBachelor:
The Women Tell All was down 4% from last week to a 2.5.
Fox's two-hour Alcatraz
was steady with its last one-hour original with a 1.8, which was good enough to
split third place with CBS' repeats.
The CW was also in
repeats for an overall 0.4/1 to round out the night.
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