Primetime Ratings: Steady ‘Voice’ Leads NBC
By Michael Malone published

NBC took the top prize in Monday ratings, putting up a 1.6 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. Second place went to ABC at 1.1/4.
For NBC, The Voice did a flat 1.9 across two hours, before the premiere of Better Late Than Never posted a 1.1. Season one of Better Late Than Never closed at a 1.7.
On ABC, The Great Christmas Light Fight went up 9% to 1.2 and The Bachelor: Countdown to Arie tallied a 0.8.
CBS did a 0.9/3. Kevin Can Wait fell 8% to 1.1 and Man With a Plan slipped 9% to 1.0. Superior Donuts did a flat 0.9 and 9JKL was down 13% to 0.7, before Scorpion scored a flat 0.9.
Fox was at 0.8/3. Lucifer decreased 11% to 0.8 and The Gifted did a level 0.8.
Univision rated a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/1.
The CW rated a 0.2/1. A repeated Penn & Teller: Fool Us led into a new Valor at a flat 0.2.
Related: Alice Cooper Cast in NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar!' Live
Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.
The smarter way to stay on top of broadcasting and cable industry. Sign up below.
Thank you for signing up to Broadcasting & Cable. You will receive a verification email shortly.
There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.