Primetime Ratings: ‘Voice’ Down But NBC Prevails

NBC won the Tuesday ratings battle, with a 1.5 score in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. The Voice did a 2.1, down 5%, and a double run of Trial & Error did a 1.0 and 0.8. The double run did a 1.2 and 1.1 a week before. Chicago Fire then posted a 1.4, down 7%. 

CBS had a 1.3/5, with NCIS at 1.6 and Bull at 1.3, then NCIS: New Orleans at 1.1—all flat with their last fresh airings. 

Then it was Fox at 0.9/4, with New Girl and The Mick at 0.9, both up a tenth, and drama Bones ending the show’s run at 1.0, up 25%.  

ABC and The CW had twin 0.7/3s. ABC was in repeats until People Icons at 0.5, down 29%. 

On The CW, The Flash did a 0.8, down 11%, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow did a flat 0.6.

Among Spanish-language players, Univision did a 0.6/2 and Telemundo a 0.5/2. 

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.