Primetime Ratings: ‘This Is Us’ Powers NBC

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With a strong performance by rookie hit This Is Us, NBC averaged a 2.0 in adults 18-49 during Tuesday’s primetime, with a 7 share. The Wall lost 6% for a 1.6, before This Is Us grew 8% to a 2.8 and Chicago Fire increased 6% to a 1.7. 

CBS was next at 1.4/5. NCIS did a flat 1.9 and Bull lost 13% to 1.3, before NCIS: New Orleans fell 8% to 1.1. 

Fox averaged a 0.9/3 as New Girl scored a 0.9 and The Mick a 1.0, both down a tenth of a point, before Bones did a 0.9, up 13%. 

ABC and The CW both did a 0.8/3. ABC had repeats before Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at 0.7, up a tenth. 

CW’s Flash fell 25% to 0.9, while DC’s Legends of Tomorrow slid 13% to 0.6. 

Among Spanish-language networks, Univision did a 0.7/2, while Telemundo scored a 0.6/2.

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.