Primetime Ratings: Singing Beats Dancing as NBC Prevails

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The Monday broadcast ratings bonanza went to NBC with a 2.0 score in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. ABC posted a 1.7/6, then CBS at 1.4/5, Fox at 1.1/4 and The CW at 0.4/2.

NBC’s The Voice was down 8% at 2.2, while Blindspot was a flat 1.4.

On ABC, Dancing With the Stars rated a flat 1.7 and Castle a 1.1, down a tenth.

CBS’ Supergirl rated a 1.3, down 24% from its last original airing, which was fueled by a cross-over with The Flash. Scorpion tallied a flat 1.6 and NCIS: Los Angeles was up 8% at 1.3.

On Fox, Gotham did a 1.2 and Lucifer a 1.1, both down a tenth.

The CW had Crazy Ex-Girlfriend at 0.4, up 33%, and Jane the Virgin up 67% at 0.5.  

Michael Malone
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.