Primetime Ratings: ‘Voice’ Lifts NBC
The Voice, the star variety competition on NBC, paced the network to a 2.9 rating in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 9 share. That easily won the night. ABC and CBS trailed with twin 1.6/5s, while Fox scored a 1.1/3 and The CW a 0.5/1.
Two hours of The Voice rated a 3.1 on NBC, down 3% from last week, while drama Blindspot’s 2.3 was up 5%.
On ABC, two hours of Dancing With the Stars scored a 1.8, down 10%, then drama Castle posted a 1.1, up 10%.
Supergirl showed some lift on CBS, its 1.8 up 6% from last week. Scorpion had a 1.6, off 11%, and NCIS: Los Angeles was flat at 1.2. CBS swapped out planned episodes of Supergirl and NCIS: Los Angeles, due to their subject matter, in light of the terrorist attacks in Paris Nov. 13.
Fox had Gotham at a flat 1.6, then Minority Report also consistent with its last airing at 0.7.
It was a good night for The CW. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend rated a 0.4, up 33%, and Jane the Virgin a 0.6, up a healthy 50%.
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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.