Tuesday Overnights: More Hefty Dominance for ‘America’s Got Talent’ on NBC

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 5.4/10, CBS: 3.3/ 6, ABC: 2.6/ 5, Fox: 1.4/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 1

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Week:
Fox: +40, ABC: + 8, CBS: – 6, NBC: -17, CW: -20

Ratings Breakdown:
It was all about “America’s Got Talent” on NBC, as usual, with this edition of the perennial summer competition at a 6.9 rating/12 share in households from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, that more than doubled competing “Bachelor in Paradise” on ABC (#3: 3.0/ 5). Fox’s combination of game shows “Beat Shazam!” (#4: 1.6/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and “Love Connection” (#4: 1.2/ 2 at 9 p.m.) could not compete.

Despite the ample lead-in support, NBC reality/competition “Making It,” hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, slipped to a second-place 2.4/ 5 in the 10 p.m. hour, which trailed an encore telecast of “NCIS: New Orleans” on CBS (3.2/ 6) by 25 percent. Third in the time period was recently introduced ABC reality competition “The Castaways” at a 1.9/ 4.

The remainder of the evening was all repeats.

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Tuesday, August 7 broken out by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.3/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS” (R): 3.6/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 6.6/12 (#1)
Fox – “Beat Shazam!”: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS” (R): 3.7/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 7.0/12 (#1)
Fox – “Beat Shazam!”: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.2/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 6.9/12 (#1)
Fox – “Love Connection”: 1.2/ 2 (#4)
CW – “The Outpost” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.1/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 7.0/12 (#1)
Fox – “Love Connection”: 1.3/ 2 (#4)
CW – “The Outpost” (R): 0.3/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Castaways”: 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 3.2/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “Making It”: 2.8/ 5 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Castaways”: 1.8/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 3.2/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “Making It”: 2.0/ 4 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research