Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins Despite ‘Roseanne’ Decline

ABC won the ratings battle Tuesday, as Roseanne, despite a dip, led the network to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That topped the 1.1/4 that CBS put up.

Roseanne did a 2.5. ABC ran Roseanne repeats a week before, while a fresh airing scored a 3.4 the week before that. The Middle lost 21% for a 1.5, then Black-ish went up 9% to 1.2. Splitting Up Together grew 10% to 1.1 and For the People was a flat 0.6.

For CBS, NCIS ticked up 9% to 1.2 and Bull was a flat 1.1, then NCIS: New Orleans increased 13% to 0.9.

NBC rated a 0.9/4, as The Voice dropped 20% to 1.2 and Rise slipped 13% to 0.7, then Chicago Med posted a level 0.9.

Fox was good for a 0.6/3, with Lethal Weapon off 22% for a 0.7, then LA to Vegas and New Girl at 0.5, both comedies down a tenth of a point.

The CW rated a 0.5/2, with The Flash at 0.6 and The 100 at 0.4, both shows flat.

Univision scored a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2.

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.