Primetime Ratings: Stanley Cup Wins Against Repeats

NBC was tops in a fairly soft night for broadcast TV, the Peacock posting a 1.4 in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. Live sports ruled a night of repeats, with the Stanley Cup Finals running throughout prime on NBC. The San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5.

CBS was next at 0.9/3, airing repeated comedies before an encore Code Black.

ABC weighed in at 0.8/3, with film War of the Worlds occupying most of prime.

Fox’s 0.7/3 came from two hours of American Grit, which scored a 0.7 a week ago.

The CW was in repeats.

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.