Ratings: ABC News’ ‘Soul of a Nation’ Falls Behind Spanish-Language Shows

“The Voice” and “NCIS” battle it out for Tuesday’s top slot

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ABC News program “Soul of a Nation” is not resonating with the nation. After an already soft debut last week, the 10 p.m. show’s second episode fell behind its Spanish-language competition in the key adults 18-49 demographic. Last night’s “Soul of a Nation” settled for a 0.2 rating/2 share in the main demo and 1.3 million total viewers. Higher up the Nielsen leader board, CBS’ “NCIS” and NBC’s “The Voice” battled it out for Tuesday supremacy. CBS and NBC tied for first in ratings, both with a 0.7 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. CBS was first in total viewers with an average of 7.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. NBC was second in total viewers with 4.9 million viewers. For CBS, “NCIS” at 8 p.m. posted a 0.8/5 and 9.6 million total viewers. At 9, “FBI” drew a 0.7/4 and 7.5 million total viewers. “FBI: Most Wanted” at 10 received a 0.5/4 and 6 million total viewers. For NBC, a “Voice” recap show at 8 had 0.6/4 and 4 million total viewers. At 9, an original “The Voice” competition episode at 9 landed a 0.9/6 and 6.7 million total viewers. “New Amsterdam” at 10 got a 0.6/5 and 4.2 million total viewers.

Fox, ABC and Univision tied for third in ratings, each with a 0.4. Fox had a 3 share, ABC and Univision both had 2 shares. Fox was third in total viewers with 2.3 million, ABC was fourth with 2.1 million and Univision was fifth with 1.3 million.

For Fox, “The Resident” at 8 had a 0.6/4 and 3.4 million total viewers. A rerun followed. For ABC, “To Tell the Truth” at 8 got a 0.5/4 and 3.5 million total viewers. Repeats followed in the 9 o’clock hour, providing a lackluster lead-in to “Soul of a Nation.”

The CW and Telemundo tied for sixth in ratings, both with a 0.3/2. The CW was sixth in total viewers with 1.1 million, Telemundo was seventh with 959,000.

For The CW, “The Flash” at 8 had a 0.3/2 and 991,000 total viewers. At 9, “Superman & Lois” got a 0.3/2 and 1.2 million total viewers.

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