Primetime Ratings: NBC, CBS On Top Tuesday

CBS and NBC were the top broadcasters Tuesday, both putting up a 1.3 in adults 18-49, and a 5 share. CBS had NCIS at 1.5, down a tenth of a point, then Bull at a flat 1.3, and NCIS: New Orleans at 1.0, also down a tenth.

NBC had The Voice at 1.9, down 10%, then Chicago Fire down 7% at 1.3, and a double run of Trial and Error at 0.9 and 0.7; last week’s double run was 1.0 and 0.8.

Fox was just off the pace at 1.2/4. New Girl did a flat 0.9 and The Mick a 0.8, down a tenth, then the premiere of Prison Break scored a 1.5.

ABC did a 1.0/4. The Middle scored a 1.3, down a tenth from its last fresh airing, and American Housewife fell 14% to 1.2. Fresh Off the Boat scored a flat 1.1 and Imaginary Mary a 0.9; the latter premiered at 1.4. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. rated a flat 0.7.

The CW scored a 0.5/2. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow had a flat 0.6 and the season premiere of iZombie a 0.4.

Among Spanish-language networks, Telemundo and Univision both had a 0.6/2.

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.