Although “The Voice” tied a series low on Monday, NBC still swept all six half-hour timeslots in a ratings victory.
ABC topped the night in viewers as “Dancing With the Stars” closed the gap with “The Voice” to the singing competition’s smallest margin of victory on the season.
NBC was first in ratings with a 2.9 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in viewers with an average of 11.1 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Voice” at 8 p.m. was the highest-rated show of the night with a 2.9/9 and had 11 million viewers. “The Blacklist” at 10 received a 2.8/8 and 11.2 million viewers.
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ABC was second in ratings with a 2.0/6 and first in viewers with 12.2 million. “Dancing With the Stars” had a 2.1/6 and a night-high 13.5 million viewers at 8. At 10, “Castle” got a 1.8/5 and 9.6 million viewers.
CBS was third in ratings with a 1.6/5 and in viewers with 5.9 million. At 8, “2 Broke Girls” hit a series low 2.1/7 and had 7 million viewers. “Friends With Better Lives” at 8:30 received a 1.7/5 and 5.4 million viewers. “Mike & Molly” at 9 got a 1.9/5 and 7.3 million viewers. Reruns followed.
Fox was fourth in ratings with a 1.4/4 and in viewers with 5.2 million. “Bones” at 8 had a 1.4/5 and 5.9 million viewers. “The Following” at 9 got a 1.4/4 and 4.5 million viewers.
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Univision was fifth in ratings with a 1.1/3 and in total viewers with 2.8 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/1 and seventh in total viewers with 1.1 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.3/1 and sixth in total viewers with 1.142 million. “Star-Crossed” at 8 got a 0.3/1 and 1.2 million viewers. “The Tomorrow People” at 9 dropped 40 percent from its last original to a 0.3/1 and had 1.1 million viewers.