Ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Tops in Viewers, ‘Big Brother’ Wins Demo

NBC finishes first overall in key measures

Simon Cowell Americas Got Talent Premiere
NBC

“America’s Got Talent” was the number one show of Wednesday night in total viewers, but fell to “Big Brother” in the key demo.

“America’s Got Talent,” which was a recap episode, averaged 8.3 million viewers over its two-hour broadcast from 8-10 p.m. and a 1.7 rating in the advertiser coveted adults 18-49 demographic. “Big Brother,” meanwhile, managed 6.1 million viewers during its one-hour broadcast at 8 p.m. and a 1.9 rating in the demo.

NBC finished first for the night overall with an average of 7.4 million viewers and a 1.5 rating. “AGT” was followed by “Night Shift” at 10, netting 5.7 million viewers and a 1.1 rating.

CBS finished a distant second with 4.3 million viewers and a 1.1 rating. “Big Brother” lead things off at 8. A repeat of “Criminal Minds” followed at 9. A new episode of “American Gothic” at 10 averaged 3.1 million viewers and a 0.6 rating.

Fox finished third with 3.2 million viewers and a 1.0 rating. “MasterChef” got 4 million viewers and a 1.2 rating at 8. “Wayward Pines” managed 2.4 million viewers and a 0.8 rating at 9.

ABC finished fourth in total viewers 2.9 million and tied for fourth in the demo with a 0.7 rating, airing only repeats.

Univision finished fifth in total viewers with 1.9 million and tied for fourth in the demo with a 0.7 rating.

Telemundo finished sixth with 1.5 million viewers and a 0.6 rating.

The CW came in seventh with 867,000 viewers and a 0.2 rating, airing only repeats.

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