Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins State of the Union Race

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NBC took the ratings crown Tuesday, scoring a 1.6 in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That topped the 1.1/4 put up by CBS. NBC had the best rating among broadcasters for President Trump’s State of the Union address.

Ellen’s Game of Games rated a 1.8 on NBC. The network’s coverage of the State of the Union from 9 to 11 p.m. did a 1.5.

On CBS, Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials rated a 1.1. CBS’ State of the Union broadcast scored a 1.1.

ABC did a 0.9/3. A pair of Fresh Off the Boat episodes rated a flat 1.0, then the State of the Union a 0.9.

The CW rated a 0.8/3 with regular programming. TheFlash grew 29% to a 0.9 and Black Lightning went up 33% to a 0.8.

Fox scored a 0.7/3. A Lethal Weapon repeat led into the State of the Union, which did a 0.8.

Univision rated a 0.6/2 and Telemundo a 0.5/2.

Michael Malone
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.