Fox’s series premiere of “LA to Vegas” on Tuesday flew in with a strong debut on the network’s most-watched night in over a year-and-a-half and its highest-rated night since premiere week. But the 30-minute trip didn’t board enough passengers at 9 p.m. to outperform NBC’s “Ellen’s Game of Games” or “Bull” on CBS.
The solid launch of Fox’s Dylan McDermott-led comedy — which was up approximately 38 percent compared to “The Mick”s performance in the same time slot last fall — was Fox’s highest-rated Tuesday comedy telecast since last January.
NBC was first in ratings with a 2.0 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 8.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 8, the first episode of “Ellen’s Game of Games” posted a 2.2/8 and 8.8 million viewers. At 9, another new episode took a 2.4/8 and 8.9 million viewers. At 10, “Chicago Med” grabbed a 1.5/6 and 6.9 million viewers.
CBS was second in ratings with a 1.2/5 and first in viewers with 11.3 million. At 8, “NCIS” earned a 1.5/6 and 13.9 million viewers. At 9, “Bull” snagged a 1.2/4 and 11 million viewers. At 10, “NCIS: New Orleans” stuck a 1./4 and 8.9 million viewers.
ABC and Fox tied for third in ratings with a 1.0/4.
ABC was third in viewers with 3.84 million. At 8, “The Middle” had a 1.5/6 and 6.2 million viewers. At 8:30, “Fresh Off the Boat” got a 1.2/4 and 4.2 million. At 9, “Black-ish” took a 1.1/4 and 4 million viewers. Followed by a repeat of “Modern Family,” at 10, “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World” settled for a 0.7/3 and 2.6 million viewers.
Fox was fourth in viewers with 3.8 million. At 8, “Lethal Weapon” put up a 1.1/4 and 4.6 million viewers. At 9, the premiere of “LA to Vegas” landed a 1.1/4 and 3.8 million viewers. At 9:30, “The Mick” took a 0.8/3 and 2.3 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.7 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 751,000. The network stacked its primetime lineup with repeats.