Primetime Ratings: ‘This Is Us’ Holds Up in Week Two

NBC’s rookie drama This Is Us held steady in week two, posting a 2.6 rating in 18-49, down 7% from its hefty premiere. It led out of The Voice, which was down 6% at 3.2.

NBC drew a 3.0 rating on the night in 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnight ratings, and an 11 share. CBS was runner-up at 1.8/6, then ABC at 1.2/4, Fox at 0.9/3 and The CW at 0.2/1.

Most shows on the night slipped from their premiere ratings a week before. CBS had NCIS at a flat 2.1, then Bull dropped 14% from premiere at 1.9, while NCIS: New Orleans was off 7% at 1.5.

On ABC, Dancing With the Stars scored a 1.3, down 13%, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. a 0.9, down 18%.

Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine did a flat 1.0 and New Girl a 1.0, down 17%. Scream Queens was off 20% from its premiere at 0.8.

On The CW, a Flash repeat led into MADtv at a flat 0.2.

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.