Primetime Ratings: ‘Supergirl’ Takes a Tumble
NBC grabbed the Monday ratings title, with The Voice pacing the Peacock to a decisive title. NBC registered a 2.9 rating in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, along with a 9 share. ABC was runner up with a 1.7/5, then CBS at 1.6/5, including a disappointing showing from Supergirl, Fox at 1.0/3 and The CW at 0.3/1.
The broadcast programs were up against Monday Night Football on ESPN.
The Voice popped a 3.2 in the 18-49 demo, same as last week, and Blindspot, which was renewed for next season, a similarly flat 2.2.
On ABC, Dancing With the Stars showed a 2.0, flat with last week, then Castle posted a 1.0, down 23% from its last airing.
On CBS, Supergirl scored a 1.7, down 23% from last week, and Scorpion a 1.8, off 5%, before NCIS: Los Angeles posted a flat 1.2.
Fox’s Gotham averaged a 1.6, same as its last airing, before a repeat of Bones.
The CW offered Crazy Ex-Girlfriend at a flat 0.3, then Jane the Virgin at 0.4, also flat with last week.
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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.