Primetime Ratings: 'Talent,' NBC's Convention Coverage Top Wednesday

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NBC took the top spot in broadcast ratings Wednesday, scoring a 1.9 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, with a 7 share. America’s Got Talent did a 2.2, down 4%, and set up convention coverage, which registered a best in class 1.3.

CBS and Fox both weighed in at 0.9/3. Big Brother drew a flat 1.7 for CBS, then American Gothic ticked up 20% to 0.6. CBS’ coverage of the RNC did a 0.4.

MasterChef increased 9% to 1.2 on Fox, then Wayward Pines slid 13% to 0.7.

ABC did a 0.6/2, with repeats leading into RNC convention coverage, at 0.5.

The CW scored a 0.3/1, with Penn & Teller: Fool Us at 0.3 and Whose Line Is It Anyway at 0.3; both were down from last week’s 0.4.

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.