Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With ‘NCIS’ Uptick

CBS took the broadcast title Tuesday, charting a 1.8 rating in viewers 18-49, with a 6 share. NBC was runner-up at 1.4/5, then The CW at 1.0/3, and ABC and Fox tied at 0.8/3.

CBS saw NCIS climb 4% from its last airing at 2.4, then NCIS: New Orleans slide 10% to 1.8 and Limitless off 8% at 1.1.

NBC had Hollywood Game Night up 10% at 1.1 and Chicago Med up 7% at 1.5, then Chicago Fire at a flat 1.6.

CW had The Flash at 1.4, down 7%, and iZombie at a flat 0.6.

On ABC, Fresh Off the Boat rated a 1.2, down 8%, and The Muppets a flat 0.8. Marvel’s Agent Carter did a 0.7 across two hours, same as last week.

Fox’s comedies were all flat with last week, with New Girl at 1.2 and Grandfathered at 0.8, then Brooklyn Nine-Nine at 0.9 and The Grinder at 0.6.  

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.