Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With ‘This Is Us’ Season Finale

NBC was top of the pops in Tuesday (March 13) ratings, riding the This Is Us season finale, which involved a wedding for Kate and Toby, to a 2.1 score in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share.

CBS was runner-up at 1.2/5.

The Voice ticked up 5% to 2.2 on NBC while This Is Us grew 23% to 2.7. The premiere of Rise, about a high school drama club, did a 1.3.

For CBS, NCIS rated a flat 1.4 and Bull went up 9% to 1.2, then NCIS: New Orleans grew 11% to 1.0.

ABC rated a 0.9/4. The Middle was down a tenth of a point at 1.1 and Fresh Off the Boat a flat 0.9, then a pair of Black-ish episodes did a 0.9 and a 0.8; the last fresh Black-ish rated a 1.0. The premiere of drama For the People scored a 0.8.

The CW was at 0.6/2, with TheFlash at 0.7 and Black Lightning at 0.5, both dramas level with last week.

Fox did a 0.5/2. After a Lethal Weapon repeat, LA to Vegas rated a 0.7 and The Mick a 0.6, both comedies flat.

Univision rated a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2.

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.