Primetime Ratings: Gwen Stefani Helps NBC to Win
NBC was the top ratings earner in Tuesday prime, putting up a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That squeaked by CBS at 1.2/5.
NBC had The Voice at 1.7, down a tenth from last week, and Gwen Stefani’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas at 1.2. Chicago Med did a flat 1.1.
On CBS, NCIS rated a flat 1.4 and Bull went up 18% to 1.3, then NCIS: New Orleans posted a flat 0.9.
ABC did a 0.9/4. The Middle went up 8% to 1.3, Fresh Off the Boat grew 11% to 1.0 and Black-ish climbed 20% to 1.2. The Mayor increased 14% to 0.8 and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World was a level 0.6.
Fox was at 0.8/3. Lethal Weapon rated a flat 1.0 and an hour of Brooklyn Nine Nine was a flat 0.7.
Telemundo and Univision both did a 0.4/2.
The CW scored a 0.2/1. Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown rated a 0.3 and The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show tallied a 0.2.
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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.