Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Rising ‘Voice’

NBC took Monday ratings honors, as The Voice led the network to a 1.3 score in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That beat the 0.9/3 that both ABC and Fox scored.

The Voice grew 7% to 1.6 across two hours and Running Wild With Bear Grylls fell 11% from its opener at 0.8.

For ABC, Dancing with the Stars: Athletes posted a 1.0, then The Crossing was good for a 0.5. Both shows were flat with last week.

On Fox, the Lucifer finale grew 14% to 0.8 and The Resident’s season closer was a flat 0.9.

CBS was at 0.8/3. A Big Bang Theory repeat led into Man With a Plan up 13% at 0.9 and the Superior Donuts finale elevating 29% to 0.9, then another Big Bang Theory repeat, and Elementary at a level 0.6.

Univision did a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/2.

The CW scored a 0.4/1, with Supergirl up 25% to 0.5 and iZombie at a flat 0.3.

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.