“America’s Got Talent” hit a series low on Wednesday for a regular non-recap episode, but NBC still topped in viewers and tied for first in ratings.
NBC, CBS and Univision each tied for first in ratings with a 1.3 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. CBS and Univision each had a 5 share, NBC had a 4 share. NBC was first in viewers with 6.9 million; CBS was second with 5.7 million; and Univision was fifth with 3.4 million.
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For NBC, following a rerun, “America’s Got Talent” at 9 p.m. received a 1.8/6 — down 10 percent from last week — and a night-high 9.7 million viewers. “Taxi Brooklyn” at 10 got a 0.9/3 and 5.2 million viewers.
For CBS, “Big Brother” at 8 earned a primetime-best 2.0/8 and had 6.6 million viewers. Following a rerun, “Extant” at 10 got a 1.0/3 — flat with last week — and 5.6 million viewers.
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ABC and Fox tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 1.0 rating. ABC had a 4 share, Fox had a 3 share. ABC was third in viewers with 3.8 million viewers, Fox was fourth with 3.4 million.
For ABC, following repeats, “Motive” at 10 had a 0.7/2 and 3.5 million viewers.
For Fox, “So You Think You Can Dance” at 8 was the only show on the schedule, earning the aforementioned numbers. The competition dipped nine percent to tie a series low for regular original episodes.
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Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.7/2 and in total viewers with 1.6 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.4/1 and in total viewers with 1.2 million. “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” had a 0.5/2 at 8. A repeat followed.