NBC won Tuesday outright, as “The Voice” and “This Is Us” beat ABC’s “The Bachelor: Women Tell All” special. CBS was essentially a non-factor in primetime, airing all reruns.
Running its own (one) long repeat, Fox and CBS tied in ratings among adults 18-49 in their respective averages. Despite lining up all encores, CBS actually topped ABC in total-viewer averages.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.5 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 7.9 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Voice” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.8/8 and 10.1 million viewers. At 9, “This Is Us” landed a 1.7/7 and 7.8 million viewers. “New Amsterdam” at 10 had a 1.0/5 and 5.9 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 1.3/6 and third in viewers with 5.5 million. “The Bachelor” special from 8 to 10 earned a 1.6/7 and 6 million viewers. Though it couldn’t topple NBC’s strong Tuesday lineup, “Women Tell All” was way up from last year’s, growing 45 percent in demo ratings and 40 percent in overall audience members. “The Rookie” at 10 received a 0.8/4 and 4.5 million viewers.
CBS and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.6. Fox had a 3 share, CBS got a 2. CBS was second in total viewers with 5.6 million, Fox was fourth with 2.1 million.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.4 million.
The CW and Telemundo tied for sixth in ratings, both with a 0.4/2. The CW was sixth in total viewers with 1.4 million, Telemundo was seventh with 1.1 million.
For CW, “The Flash” at 8 had a 0.6/3 and 1.7 million viewers. At 9, “Roswell, New Mexico” got a 0.3/1 and 1.1 million viewers.