Though down slightly from last week, "America's Got Talent" drove NBC to an overall win Tuesday night, according to preliminary numbers.
NBC took first place in the advertiser-desired 18-49 demographic with a 2.0 rating/3 share, and in total viewers with 7.9 million. "America's Got Talent" at 8 p.m. posted a 2.5/7 in the demo, an 11 percent slip from last week. But it was still the night's top-rated program, and drew the night's most total viewers, 9.6 million. Repeats of the network's new "Go On" and "Animal Practice" followed.
Fox drew second place in ratings with a 1.9/6 and third in total viewers with 4.7 million. Following a "MasterChef" repeat at 8, an original episode of the series drew a 2.4/7, even with last week. It increased slightly in total viewers to 5.9 million.
CBS, which ran repeats throughout the night, came in third in ratings with a 1.1/3 and second in total viewers with 7.1 million.
ABC took fourth place in ratings and total viewers with a 0.8/2 and 3 million. The network aired reruns with the exception of "NY Med" at 10, which drew even in the demo with a 1.0/3 and received 4 million total viewers.
