Tuesday’s Olympics’ telecast medaled for NBC, earning another easy win over the competition — this time with a 20 percent uptick versus Vancouver’s comparable night in 2010.
Fox was the only network bold enough to air all original episodes versus the Sochi Games, with each show taking a predictable hit. The largest drop came from the two-episode “Dads” finale: the first episode tied the show’s low, and the second one set a new one.
NBC was first in ratings with a 6.6 rating/18 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and first in viewers with an average of 23.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. The Sochi Winter Games was the only programming on the network’s schedule.
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Univision and Fox tied for second in ratings, each with a 1.2/3. Univision was third in viewers with 3.1 million, Fox was fifth in viewers with 2.8 million.
For Fox, the first episode of the “Dads” season finale at 8 p.m. got a 1.2/3 and 2.7 million viewers. Part 2 at 8:30 had a 1.0/3 and 2.5 million viewers. “New Girl” at 9 received a 1.3/4 and 3 million viewers. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” at 9:30 had a 1.2/3 and 2.9 million viewers.
CBS was fourth in ratings with a 1.1/3 and second in viewers with 7.8 million, airing entirely reruns.
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ABC was fifth in ratings with a 0.8/2 and fourth in total viewers with 3.1 million. Following reruns, “Killer Women” at 10 got a 0.7/2 and 3 million viewers.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.5/1 and 1.3 million viewers.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in total viewers with 798,000, airing a rerun.