Primetime Ratings: ‘Voice’ Stays Strong for NBC Victory

The Voice led NBC to a Monday win, the unscripted staple doing a flat 2.3 rating in adults 18-49, while drama Timeless scored a 1.2, up 9%.

NBC averaged a 2.0 rating in 18-49 across prime, per Nielsen’s overnights, alongside a 7 share. ABC did a 1.4/5, CBS a 1.3/4, Fox a 1.1/4 and The CW a 0.6/2.

The broadcasters were up against Monday Night Football on ESPN.

ABC’s Dancing With the Stars drew a flat 1.6 and drama Conviction grew 14% to 0.8.

On CBS, Kevin Can Wait slipped 6% to 1.6 and Man With a Plan dropped 7% to 1.3. 2 Broke Girls was off 14% to 1.2 while The Odd Couple lifted 11% to 1.0. Drama Scorpion grew 9% to 1.2.

Fox’s Gotham scored a flat 1.2 while Lucifer did a 1.1, up 10%.

On CW, Supergirl climbed 14% to 0.8 while Jane the Virgin played to a flat 0.5.

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.