Primetime Ratings: ‘Uncle Buck’ Opens Strong on ABC

NBC took the Tuesday ratings title among broadcasters, scoring a 2.1 in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, along with an 8 share. ABC was next at 1.3/5, then CBS at 0.8/3, Fox at 0.7/3 and CW at 0.3/1.

On NBC, America’s Got Talent was up 9% at 2.5, followed by Maya & Marty, which ticked up 17% to 1.4.

On ABC, To Tell the Truth did a 1.0, then the premiere of Uncle Buck a 1.5, and a second To Tell the Truth at 1.2.

CBS was in repeats before a new Person of Interest at a flat 1.0.

Fox’s Hotel Hell rated a 0.9, up from 0.7, and Coupled was a flat 0.5.

On The CW, a repeat of The Flash led into Containment at 0.3.

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.