NBC dominated primetime with “America’s Got Talent” and “Night Shift,” the two highest-rated shows on Tuesday night.
ABC finished second in the key ratings demo with an up “Celebrity Wife Swap” finale. For The CW, “Famous in Twelve” debuted to a low 0.3 rating.
NBC was first with a 2.4 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and first in viewers with an average of 9.8 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 8 p.m., “America’s Got Talent” earned a 2.8/10 and had 11.2 million viewers — both highs for the night. “The Night Shift” followed at 10 with a 1.5/5 and 7.2 million.
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ABC was second in ratings with a 1.2/4 and third in viewers with 3.9 million. At 8, “Extreme Weight Loss” had a 1.1/4 and 3.9 million viewers. “Celebrity Wife Swap” at 10 got a 1.4/5 and 4 million viewers in its season finale.
CBS and Univision tied for third in ratings, each with a 1.0/3. CBS was second in viewers with 7.3 million, airing entirely reruns. Univision was fourth in viewers with 2.5 million.
Telemundo was fifth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in viewers with 1.5 million.
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Fox was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in total viewers with 1.1 million. “Riot” at 8 had a 0.4/2 and 1.2 million viewers. “I Wanna Marry Harry” at 9 got a 0.4/1 and 1 million viewers.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.3/1 and seventh in total viewers with 724,000. At 8, the premiere of “Famous in Twelve” had a 0.3/1 and 728,000 viewers. A rerun followed.