Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Big, Bold ‘Voice’

NBC won the prime trophy Monday, as The Voice led the Peacock to a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That beat the 0.7/4 that CBS averaged. 

The Voice shot up 18% to 1.3 from 8 to 10 p.m. Special Holidays with the Houghs posted a 0.7.

CBS had The Neighborhood at a flat 0.9 and Bob Hearts Abishola went up 14% to 0.8. All Rise skyrocketed 40% to 0.7 and Bull gained 17% for a 0.7.

ABC did a 0.6/3. ABC had The Great Christmas Light Fight finale from 8 to 10, down 22% for a 0.7. Jimmy Kimmel After Darth: A Star Wars Special posted 0.4.

Univision scored a 0.5/2. Ringo and La Rosa de Guadalupe got 0.5s, both up a tenth of a point, and El Dragon a level 0.4.

Fox and Telemundo both posted a 0.3/2. On Fox, special Nick Cannon’s Hit Viral Videos scored a 0.4 and a Prodigal Son rerun followed.

On Telemundo it was El Sultan down 33% at 0.2 and Decisiones: Unos Ganan, Otros Pierden at a flat 0.2. El Senor de los Cielos fell 20% for a 0.4.

The CW tallied a 0.2/1. A Penn & Teller: Fool Us repeat led into Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown at 0.1. 

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.