Primetime Ratings Tuesday: ‘Bachelorette’ Falls But ABC Still On Top
David E. Kelley’s ‘Big Sky’ opens so-so on ABC
ABC had the winning score in Tuesday prime, with The Bachelorette leading the Alphabets to the title. ABC had a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. NBC had a 0.9/6.
The Bachelorette slid 19% to 1.3 across two hours. The series premiere of David E. Kelley thriller Big Sky got a 0.6.
NBC had The Voice at a flat 1.1. This Is Us got a 1.2 and Transplant a 0.4, both off a tenth of a point from last Tuesday.
CBS was next at 0.8/5. It was all season premieres for CBS, as NCIS posted a 0.9 and FBI a 0.8. FBI: Most Wanted tallied a 0.6.
Univision rated a 0.4/2. Vencer El Desamor and Imperio de Mentiras both got a 0.4, Vencer flat and Imperio up a tenth. Dulce Ambicion also went up a tenth to 0.3.
Fox and Telemundo both scored a 0.3/2. Fox had a Cosmos: Possible Worlds rerun and drama Next scored a flat 0.2.
On Telemundo, El Domo del Dinero got a level 0.2. Todo Por Mi Hija and Falsa Identidad both rated a 0.3, Todo off a tenth and Falsa up a tenth.
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The CW got a 0.1/1. Swamp Thing and Tell Me a Story both rated a level 0.1.
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.