‘America’s Got Talent’ Leads NBC to Solid Wednesday Overnight Dominance

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Wednesday, August 24:

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.1/ 9, Fox: 3.0/ 5, CBS: 2.7/ 5, ABC: 1.9/ 3, CW: 1.0/ 2

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: +31, CW: +25, Fox: + 7, CBS: -25, ABC: -32

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (R): 4.7/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 3.9/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (R): 4.6/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 6.9/11 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 3.0/ 5 (#2)
CW – “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”: 0.9/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Goldbergs” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 6.8/11 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 3.1/ 5 (#2)
CW – “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (R): 2.0/ 3 (#2t)
CBS – “American Gothic”: 2.0/ 3 (#2t)
NBC – “The Night Shift”: 3.9/ 7 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “black-ish” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “American Gothic”: 1.8/ 3 (#2)
NBC – “The Night Shift”: 3.4/ 7 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research