Primetime Ratings: ‘Voice’ and ‘Blindspot’ Down, But NBC Still Prevails
The Monday broadcast ratings battle went to NBC, as The Voice did a 2.0 in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, while Blindspot rated a 1.3. Both were down a tenth of a point but nonetheless paced NBC to a 1.8 rating and a 6 share.
Next up was ABC at a 1.6/5, as Dancing With the Stars rated a flat 1.7 and short-timer Castle a 1.3, up 18%.
CBS posted a 1.3/4, as Mike & Molly rated a 1.4 then a 1.6, down 13% and 6%, respectively, from last week’s double run, before a Big Bang Theory repeat. The Odd Couple scored a flat 1.3 and Person of Interest was off 10% at 0.9.
Fox had a 1.0/3, with Gotham up 8% at 1.3 and Houdini & Doyle at a flat 0.6.
On The CW, Reign was a flat 0.3 and Jane the Virgin up 33% to 0.4.
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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.