Ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Performance Finale Out-Performs ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Finale

But the “Bring the Funny” season finale drags NBC down into a first-place tie with ABC

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” performance finale was Tuesday’s top show. Unfortunately, the same network’s “Bring the Funny” season finale was not No. 2, and NBC ended up in a first-place ratings tie with ABC, which only aired its “Bachelor in Paradise” season finale.

In terms of total viewers, last night’s primetime Nielsen averages weren’t all that close — and ABC wasn’t even runner-up by that metric.

NBC and ABC tied first in ratings, both with a 1.3 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary numbers. NBC was first in total viewers with 7.7 million, ABC was third with 4.4 million.

For NBC, the first of the two-night “AGT” finale from 8 p.m. 10 p.m. scored a 1.6/8 and 9.7 million viewers. At 10, “Bring the Funny” finished its first season with a 0.7/4 and 3.6 million viewers.

As ABC aired “Bachelor in Paradise” over all three of its primetime hours, that 1.3 rating/7 share and 4.4 million total viewers can all be credited to the reality dating show.

CBS and Univision tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.5/3. CBS was second in total viewers with 4.8 million, Univision was fifth with 1.4 million.

Fox and Telemundo tied for fifth in ratings, both with a 0.3/2. Fox was fourth in total viewers with 1.5 million, Telemundo was sixth with 1 million.

CBS and Fox both aired all reruns last night. Wise.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 685,000. “Pandora” at 8 had a 0.1/1 and 689,000 viewers. At 9, “Mysteries Decoded” got a 0.2/1 and 681,000 viewers.

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