Primetime Ratings: NBC Crushes All Comers With ‘Voice’

The Voice continues to pull in substantial viewers for NBC, leading the net to a 2.5 rating in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, along with an 8 share. That easily bested the pack for Monday; CBS was runner-up at 1.5/5, then Fox at 0.8/3, ABC at 0.7/2 and The CW at 0.3/1.

The shows were competing against Super Tuesday election coverage on the cable news networks, while ABC, CBS and NBC shifted to their own news coverage at 10.

The Voice did a 3.0, down 12% from the previous night’s premiere, before NBC’s Decision 2016: Super Tuesday rated a 1.5.

On CBS, NCIS did a 2.0, down 17% from last week, and NCIS: New Orleans fell 11% to 1.6, while a CBS News campaign special averaged a 0.8.

Fox’s New Girl rated a 1.1, down 8%, and Grandfathered a flat 0.8, then Brooklyn Nine-Nine a 0.8, down 11%, and The Grinder a flat 0.6.

ABC’s The Muppets grew 13% to 0.9, and Marvel’s Agent Carter was a flat 0.7, before a news special at 10 did a 0.6.

The CW aired a World Dog Awards repeat.   

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.