Primetime Ratings: NBC Shows Grow as Network Wins

NBC took Tuesday prime honors with a strong showing from This Is Us, the network posting a 1.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. Second went to CBS at 1.3/5.

On NBC, The Voice rated a 2.0 and This Is Us a 2.6, then the finale of Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders a 1.0. All three were up a tenth of a point from last week.

On CBS, NCIS did a 1.5 and Bull a 1.2, both shows flat, then NCIS: New Orleans went up 10% to 1.1.

ABC did a 0.9/3. The Middle was good for a flat 1.3 and Fresh Off the Boat a level 1.0. Black-ish rated a 1.1 and The Mayor a 0.7, both flat. Kevin (Probably) Saves the World fell 14% to 0.6.

Fox was at 0.8/3, as Lethal Weapon did a 1.0 and The Mick a 0.7, then Brooklyn Nine-Nine a 0.6. All three were flat.

The CW scored a 0.7/3, as The Flash posted a 0.9 and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow a 0.5. Both were flat.

Telemundo rated a 0.6/2 and Univision a 0.5/2.

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.