Primetime Ratings: ‘Voice’ Helps NBC to Win

NBC took the Monday ratings crown, posting a 1.6 in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. The Voice did a 2.0, down 5%, while drama Taken scored a flat 0.8. 

ABC was next at 1.2/5. Dancing With the Stars had a 1.5 and Quantico a 0.6, both flat with last week. 

CBS had a 1.0/4. Kevin Can Wait did a flat 1.1, Man With a Plan, Superior Donuts and 2 Broke Girls were all flat at 1.0, and Scorpion was down 9% at 1.0. 

Fox had a 0.7/3. 24: Legacy did a 0.8 and APB a 0.6, both flat. 

The CW, at 0.6/1, was in repeats. 

Among Spanish-language players, Telemundo and Univision both had a 0.6/2. 

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.