Primetime Ratings: 'AGT' Blows NBC Out of the Water

By Chelsea Anderson
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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NBC received top honors for Wednesday primetime ratings according to Nielsen overnights, adults 18-49. NBC rated a 1.3 and a 6 share which topped Fox at a 1.0/5.

America's Got Talent stayed the same as last week at a 1.5/7 but was still enough to bring the network on top. World of Dance followed AGT but slipped 7% from last week, only rating a 1.2 this week.

MasterChef on Fox grew from last week rating a 1.0 the whole night. CBS had a new episode of Big Brother rating a 1.5/7. The network only rated a 0.8 and a 4 share on the night. Repeats of SEAL Team and Criminal Minds closed prime time for the network.

Telemundo rated a 0.6/3 and Univision rated a 0.3/2.

ABC came in fifth with a 0.5 and a 3 share with repeats in its primetime slots.

The CW rated a 0.1/1. 

Chelsea Anderson
Chelsea Anderson
Assistant Content Producer

Chelsea Anderson has been with Future for two years. She started as an intern with NewBay Media/Multichannel News in 2015. During her time she wrote bylined articles and program reviews as well as helped with research graphics for the magazine. She later became News Assistant for Broadcasting & Cable in 2017 until 2020 when she became Assistant Content Producer. Chelsea graduated from Niagara University in 2016 with a Bachelor's in Communication Studies and a double minor in Writing Studies and Sociology.