Fox’s “Utopia” experiment is meant to last one calendar year, but after two episodes and three days it is already struggling mightily. The reality series got a 0.9 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic on Tuesday night, following its so-so 1.9 debut on Sunday.
Meanwhile, NBC won primetime last night, and CBS saw success in the new “Big Brother” timeslot.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.6 rating/5 share in the key demo and first in viewers with an average of 8 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 8 p.m., “Food Fighters” had a 1.0/4 and 4.5 million viewers. “America’s Got Talent” at 9 received a 1.9/6 and a night-high 9.7 million viewers.
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CBS was second in ratings with a 1.2/4 and in viewers with 3.8 million. “Big Brother” at 8 earned a primetime-best 2.3/8, and had 6.8 million viewers. At 9, “Fashion Rocks ’14” limped to a 0.6/2 and 2.4 million viewers.
Univision was third in ratings with a 1.1/4 and fourth in viewers with 2.7 million.
ABC was fourth in ratings with a 1.0/3 and third in viewers with 3.6 million. “Extreme Weight Loss” at 8 got a 1.0/3 and 3.8 million viewers. A rerun followed.
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Fox was fifth in ratings with a 0.9/3 and in total viewers with 2.5 million. The timeslot premiere of “Utopia” at 8 had the aforementioned 0.9/3 — a 55 percent drop from Sunday’s debut — and 2.5 million viewers. At 9, “Hotel Hell” got a 0.9/3 and 2.4 million viewers.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in total viewers with 1.4 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in total viewers with 811,000. It aired just reruns.