Primetime Ratings: NBC Dominates With 'America's Got Talent'

NBC blew all the networks out of the water for Tuesday's primetime ratings according to Nielsen overnights, adults 18-49 with America's Got Talent. The network pulled a 1.7 and an 8 share on the night.

America's Got Talent averaged a 2.0/9 for the night and had more than 10 million viewers and was up 5% from last week and continues to grow week to week. Making It followed and averaged a 1.0/5 and showed no change compared to last week.

ABC ranked second and came in with a 0.9/4. Bachelor in Paradise was the top show for the network averaging a 1.0, down 9% from last week's premiere. Castaways rated a 0.6, down a tenth of a point from last week and only averaged a little more than two million viewers.

CBS, Fox and Telemundo were tied for third with a 0.5/2. Fox had Beat Shazam and Love Connection. Both held steady for the network while CBS had repeats of NCIS and Bull.

Univision rated a 0.4/2 for the night.

The CW came in last with a 0.1/1. 

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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.