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NBC was first in ratings with a 0.9 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 5.9 million, according to preliminary numbers. The “Voice” season premiere from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. averaged a 1.0 rating and 7 million total viewers. At 10, “Ordinary Joe” debuted to a 0.5 rating and 3.8 million total viewers.

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ABC was second in ratings with a 0.7 and third in total viewers with 4.4 million. The “DWTS” season premiere from 8 to 10 averaged a 0.9 rating and 5.5 million total viewers. At 10, a “Time 100” special had a 0.4 rating and 2.1 million total viewers.

CBS and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.6. CBS was first in total viewers with 6.6 million, Fox was fourth with 3.6 million.

For CBS, the new season of “The Neighborhood” at 8 drew a 0.6 rating and 5.1 million total viewers. At 8:30, the season premiere of “Bob Hearts Abishola” got a 0.5 rating and 5.2 million total viewers. At 9, “NCIS” came back to the airwaves with a 0.7 rating and 8.2 million total viewers. The franchise’s latest spinoff, “NCIS: Hawai’i,” received a 0.5 rating and 6.3 million total viewers.

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For Fox, the new “9-1-1” season opened at 8 to a 0.8 rating and 5.3 million total viewers. “The Big Leap” at 9 bowed to a 0.4 rating and 2 million total viewers.

The CW was fifth in ratings with a 0.1 and in total viewers with 419,000. “Roswell, New Mexico” at 8 had a 0.1 rating and 493,000 total viewers. A rerun followed.

We do not have early Nielsen data for Spanish-language networks Univision and Telemundo.