Primetime Ratings: ‘Better Late Than Never’ Holds Up on NBC

NBC was top of the pops among broadcasters Tuesday, rating a 2.1 in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, with an 8 share. America’s Got Talent rated a 2.4, down a tenth of a point, and Better Late Than Never, with William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, Henry Winkler and George Foreman enjoying misadventures around the globe, a flat 1.6.

Runner up was ABC at 1.1/4, as the Bachelor in Paradise finale grew 14% to 1.6 and After Paradise climbed 22% to a 1.1. Bachelor in Paradise closed to a 1.4 last September.

CBS posted a 0.7/3, with repeats leading into a two-hour Zoo finale at 0.7, same as last week. Zoo finished its last season with a 0.9 a year ago.

Fox rated a 0.4/2 with repeats showing, while The CW did a 0.2/1, a rerun of Flash leading in to MADtv's 0.2, down 33%.  

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.