Primetime Ratings Monday: NBC on Top as ‘The Voice’ Returns
Singing show down 20% from its previous season premiere
NBC won the Monday ratings battle, with the season premiere of The Voice leading the way. NBC got a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat ABC’s 0.8/5.
The Voice got a 1.2 from 8 to 10 p.m., down 20% from its season starter in February, and Weakest Link shot up 33% to 0.8.
ABC had two hours of Dancing with the Stars at 1.0 and Emergency Call at 0.5, both up a tenth of a point from last week.
Fox had a 0.7/4 and CBS a 0.4/2. Fox had Bills-Chiefs football action starting off prime at 1.3, then LA’s Finest up 67% thanks to football for a 0.5 and Filthy Rich up 33% to 0.4.
On CBS it was Big Brother at a flat 0.9 and One Day at a Time reruns, then Manhunt: Deadly Games at a level 0.2.
Univision got a 0.3/2. Medicos posted a flat 0.4. Imperio de Mentiras got a 0.3 and Dulce Ambicion a 0.2, those two both down a tenth.
The CW and Telemundo both got a 0.2/1. On CW it was Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Penn & Teller: Fool Us both at their usual 0.2.
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Telemundo had El Domo del Dinero at a 0.2 and Todo Por Mi Hija at a 0.3, both flat, then Falsa Identidad off 33% for a 0.2.
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.