Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman’s crafting series “Making It” grew week-to-week in Nielsen ratings on the night that a Season 2 renewal was announced by NBC.
On Tuesday, NBC was first in ratings with a 1.7 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 8.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. The two-hour “America’s Got Talent” performance show, airing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., scored a 2.0/9 and 11 million viewers. “Making It” at 10 received a 1.0/5 and 4.1 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 0.9/4 and third in viewers with 3.5 million. “Bachelor in Paradise” from 8 to 10 posted a 1.1/5 and 4 million viewers. At 10, “Castaways” had a 0.5/2 and 2.5 million viewers.
CBS, Fox and Telemundo tied for third in ratings, each with a 0.5/2. CBS was second in total viewers with 4.7 million, airing all reruns. Fox was fourth in total viewers with 1.7 million and Telemundo was fifth with 1.4 million.
For Fox, an original “Beat Shazam” at 8 got a 0.6/3 and 2.2 million viewers. A repeat followed at 9, finishing Fox’s primetime schedule.
Univision was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.3 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 595,000. After a rerun, “The Outpost” at 9 settled for just a 0.1/1 and 561,000 viewers.