Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins Battle of Repeats

By ( Broadcasting & Cable ) published

NBC won the night among broadcasters, even with a repeat of American Ninja Warrior on 8-10 p.m. Ninja Warrior posted a 1.2 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, while Night Shift ticked up a tenth to 1.0, giving NBC a 1.1 rating and 4 share in the overnights.

Fox was just off the mark at 1.0/4, with MasterChef at a flat 1.2 and Wayward Pines flat at 0.7.

ABC did a 0.9/3 with repeated comedies, while CBS scored a 0.7/3, also with repeats.

The CW, also airing repeats, rated a 0.2/1.

Michael Malone
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.