Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Stanley Cup Action

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NBC was tops among broadcast networks in ratings Monday, scoring a 1.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. NBC aired Game 4 of the NHL finals, which did a 1.9. The Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins are even at 2-2.

ABC was next at 1.2/5. The Bachelorette went up 7% to 1.6, and Still Star-Crossed was flat at 0.5.

Fox did a 0.9/4, with Gotham airing across the network’s two hours of prime. Its 0.9 was level with last week’s rating.

CBS, in repeats throughout prime, rated a 0.7/3.

The CW was at 0.3/1. After a Supergirl repeat, a new Whose Line Is It Anyway? went up 50% to 0.3.

Among Spanish-language networks, Univision scored a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.3/1.

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.