Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With ‘This Is Us’ Fall Finale
NBC got top prize in Tuesday ratings, its hot shows such as This Is Us leading the network to a 1.6 in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. In second was CBS at 1.0/4.
The Voice ticked up 7% to 1.5 on NBC and This Is Us grew 11% to 2.0 with its fall finale. This Is Us returns Jan. 15. New Amsterdam tallied a flat 1.1.
On CBS, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer scored a 1.7, down a tenth of a point from its airing a year ago. Repeated dramas followed.
ABC did a 0.9/4. The Conners scored a 1.4 and The Kids Are Alright a 0.9, both level with last week. Black-ish posted a 0.9 and Splitting Up Together a 0.7, then The Rookie got a 0.8. All three were up a tenth of a point.
Fox scored a 0.7/3. The Gifted did a flat 0.6 and Lethal Weapon went up 17% to 0.7.
The CW tallied a 0.5/2. The Flash got a 0.6 and Black Lightning a 0.3, both shows flat.
Univision was also at 0.5/2 while Telemundo posted a 0.4/2.
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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.