Primetime Ratings: NBC's 'Talent,' CBS' 'Big Brother' Give Nets a Tie
NBC and CBS couldn't elbow each other out of the top spot in
the ratings on Wednesday night, each net earning an overall 1.9 rating/6 share in
the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight numbers.
Despite drops across the board, NBC's America's Got Talent ranked as the highest-rated show of the night,
down 20% to a 2.8. Earlier, Minute to Win
It fell 14% to a 1.2; Love in the
Wild ended the night with a 11% slip to a 1.7.
CBS's Wednesday premiere of Big Brother earned its highest Wednesday rating since 2003 with a 2.6 and won
the 8 p.m. hour.
Fox's So You Think You
Can Dance? fell 25%, earning the network an overall 1.8/6.
ABC followed with an overall 0.9/3. Primetime Nightline tumbled 31% to a 0.9.
The CW aired all repeats for an overall 0.3/1.
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