The viewer tallies — and the rest of last night’s broadcast ratings — are in, and NBC’s “Peter Pan Live” pulled in 9.1 million viewers in primetime. While undeniably a strong Thursday number, the count was less than half of “Sound of Music Live’s” 18.6 million total viewers, according to Live + Same Day fast national numbers.
And CBS actually topped NBC in total viewers last night, though CBS’s numbers are likely to adjust down later on Friday — the network had an NFL preemption in the Dallas and Chicago markets.
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NBC was first in ratings with a 2.3 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in viewers with an average of 9.1 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Peter Pan Live,” beginning at 8 p.m., was the only broadcast on NBC’s primetime schedule.
Click here for Friday’s earlier numbers on “Peter Pan Live,” which are per the 56 metered market households.
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CBS was second in ratings with a 2.2/7 and first in viewers with 9.5 million — for now. Following a rerun, “Mom” at 8:30 earned a 2.5/8 — tying for top-rated show on Thursday — and 10.6 million viewers. “Two & a Half Men” at 9 matched the 2.5, but had a 7 share and pulled in 10.4 million viewers. “The McCarthys” at 9:30 received a 2.0/6 and 8.3 million viewers. “Elementary” at 10 got a 1.8/6 and 8.6 million viewers.
Fox and Univision tied for third in ratings, both with a 1.2/4. Fox was third in viewers with 4.8 million, Univision was fifth with 2.9 million.
For Fox, “Bones” at 8 had a 1.5/5 and 6 million viewers. “Gracepoint” at 9 rose to a 0.9/3 and 3.6 million viewers.
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ABC was fifth in ratings with a 0.8/2 and fourth in total viewers with 3.2 million. “The Taste” at 8 premiered to a 0.9/3 — down 31 percent from last year’s premiere and tying a low — and 3.3 million viewers. A repeat followed.
The CW was sixth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in total viewers with 1.4 million. “Vampire Diaries” at 8 had a 0.7/2 and 1.5 million viewers. “Reign” at 9 got a 0.5/1 — up two-tenths from its last original — and 1.2 million viewers.
Telemundo was seventh in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in total viewers with 1.2 million.
