NBC and ABC split Monday with their respective hit reality competitions, though third-place CBS must be pretty pleased to see “Scorpion” jump in its finale.
For fourth-place Fox, the season-ender of “Lucifer” didn’t get said boost — it stayed flat overall versus last week.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.9 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 8.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Voice” at 8 p.m. ET earned a 2.1/7 and 9.6 million viewers. At 10, “Blindspot” posted a 1.4/5 and 5.7 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 1.5/5 and first in viewers with 9.9 million. “Dancing With the Stars” at 8 p.m. ET scored a 1.8/6 and 11.7 million viewers. “Castle” at 10 received a 1.1/4 and 6.4 million viewers.
CBS was third in ratings with a 1.3/4 and in viewers with 7.7 million. “Mike & Molly” at 8 p.m. ET had a 1.3/5 and 6.9 million viewers. Following a rerun, “Scorpion” at 9 put up a 1.6/5 and 8.8 million viewers. At 10, “NCIS: Los Angeles” got a 1.2/4 and 7.8 million viewers.
Fox was fourth in ratings with a 0.9/3 and in viewers with 2.9 million. “Gotham” at 8 p.m. ET settled for a 0.6/2 and 2 million viewers. At 9, “Lucifer” received a 1.3/4 and 3.9 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.8/3 and in viewers with 2.1 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in viewers with 1.4 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.4/1 and in viewers with 891,000. “Reign” at 8 p.m. ET had a 0.3/1 and 955,000 viewers. At 9, “Jane the Virgin” got a 0.4/1 and 827,000 viewers.