For the past three weeks, three of TV's biggest reality shows– "America's Got Talent," "Masterchef" and "Big Brother," have aired together on Wednesday night. Their first matchup was essentially a draw. Last week, Fox was victorious with "Masterchef." Yesterday, CBS got a slight win with "Big Brother."
TOP DOG "Big Brother" was the night's top show with a 2.8 rating/10 share in the key adults 18-49 demographic from 8-9 p.m. Overall, CBS averaged a 2.0/6 in from 8-11 p.m.
JUST MISSED Technically, Fox tied CBS with a 2.0/6, but they run a shorter 8-10 p.m. primetime schedule and "Big Brother" was the overall champ, so we're scoring this as a win for CBS. Fox aired a two-hour episode of the Gordon Ramsay kitchen competition "Masterchef."
BRONZE MEDAL "America's Got Talent" scored a nice 2.5/7 from 9-10 p.m., but NBC was in third place overall with a 1.9/6 primetime average. The rest of NBC's lineup consisted of the game show "Minute to Win It" and a repeat of "Law & Order SVU."
SAD COUNTRY SONG ABC and Univision were tied in fifth place with each posting a 1.7/5 primetime average. ABC aired the Country Music Association's annual "Music Festival," which was down 15 percent from last years telecast.
