Primetime Ratings: Return of ‘AGT’ Powers NBC

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NBC won the Tuesday ratings race easily, as the season premiere of ratings beast America’s Got Talent led the network to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. In second were CBS and Univision, both at 0.5/3. 

AGT, with Sofia Vergara as a judge, did a 1.4 and 1.5 across two hours. Last May’s premiere got a 1.7. The season premiere of World of Dance got a 1.0, down 29% from last year’s premiere. 

CBS had repeats. 

Univision had Te Doy La Vida and Amor Eterno both at 0.5, Te Doy flat and Amor down a tenth. Como Tu No Hay 2 fell 17% to 0.5. 

ABC got a 0.4/2. After comedy reruns, Diane Sawyer special Our New Reality did a 0.4, as did the premiere of The Genetic Detective

Fox and Telemundo both rated a 0.3/2. Fox had reruns. 

On Telemundo, Cennet slid 25% to 0.3. 100 Dias Para Enamorarnos got a 0.3 and La Reina del Sur 2 a 0.2, both flat. 

The CW scored a 0.2/1. DC’s Stargirl rated a 0.3 and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow a 0.2, both level with last week. 

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.