Kevin Hart’s “TKO” landed a decent debut following Wednesday’s highest-rated show, “Big Brother,” and CBS topped primetime averages outright.
CBS was first in ratings with a 1.0 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 5 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Big Brother” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.5/7 and 5.4 million viewers. At 9, “TKO” premiered to a 0.9/4 and 4 million viewers. At 10, “Code Black” got a 0.8/4 and 5.7 million viewers.
Fox was second in ratings with a 0.9/4 and third in viewers with 3.2 million. “MasterChef” at 8 had a 0.9/5 and 3.3 million viewers. At 9, “24 Hours to Hell and Back” received a 0.9/4 and 3.1 million viewers.
NBC was third in ratings with a 0.7/4 and second in viewers with 4.7 million. A “Best Auditions” recap episode of “America’s Got Talent” from 8-10 averaged a 0.9/4 and 5.9 million viewers. “Reverie” at 10 managed a 0.4/2 and 2.4 million viewers.
ABC and Telemundo tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.5/2. ABC was fourth in total viewers with 2.3 million, airing all reruns. Telemundo was fifth in viewers with 1.3 million.
Univision was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.2 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 775,000. After a repeat, “The Originals” at 9 had a 0.2/1 and 752,000 viewers.