Primetime Ratings: ‘The Wall’ Powers NBC
NBC newcomer The Wall had a big night, its 1.7 in adults 18-49 a 42% gain on its performance the night before. That set NBC up for the win among broadcasters with a 1.7 rating and a 6 share. Chicago Fire dropped 6% to 1.6 while Chicago P.D. did a 1.7, well above the 1.2 it did in its last airing.
CBS put up a 1.5/5, ABC a 1.2/4, Fox a 1.0/4 and The CW a 0.2/1.
On CBS, NCIS was a flat 1.8 while Bull grew 7% to 1.5. NCIS: New Orleans was a flat 1.2.
ABC’s comedies had a good night. The Middle grew 6% to 1.7, American Housewife was up 7% to 1.6, Fresh Off the Boat climbed 17% to 1.4 and The Real O’Neals ticked up 11% to an even 1.0.
Fox’s New Girl rated a 1.1, up 38%, and The Mick a 1.3, before a repeated Bones. Mick had premiered at a 2.8 Sunday with football leading in.
The CW repeated The Flash before a new No Tomorrow scored a flat 0.2.
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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.