Primetime Ratings: NBC Rocks With ‘Voice’

NBC grabbed top broadcast honors on Tuesday, The Voice pacing the Peacock to a 1.8 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, with a 6 share. CBS did a 1.2/4, ABC and The CW a 0.9/3 and Fox a 0.8/3.

The Voice posted a 1.9, up 6% from last week, then Chicago Med grew 13% to 1.8, and Chicago Fire did a flat 1.7.

CBS aired repeats leading into Limitless at a flat 1.1.

ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat climbed 18% to 1.3 and The Real O’Neals grew 25% to 1.0, then Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. increased 11% to 1.0, before Beyond the Tank’s flat 0.5.

The Flash went up 18% to a 1.3 on CW, while Containment did a flat 0.6.

On Fox, New Girl did a 1.0 and Grandfathered a 0.6, down 25%. A second New Girl rated a 0.8 before a repeat. A double run of New Girl a week ago rated 0.9 and 0.8.

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.