Tuesday Overnights: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Ignites NBC

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 6.4/11, CBS: 3.8/ 6, ABC: 2.1/ 4, Fox: 0.8/ 1, CW: 0.5/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CBS: +12, NBC and: no change, Fox: -11, ABC: -32

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-Ratings Breakdown:
It was no contest, with the home of “America’s Got Talent,” NBC, soaring to Tuesday overnight victory care of the stellar 8.2 rating/14 share in households for the perennial reality/competition from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, this was nine percent above the 7.5/12 on the year-ago evening, again unprecedented for a series in season 12. And it led into a second-place 2.8/ 5 for “Hollywood Game Night” at 10 p.m., which slipped by a significant 66 percent in the household overnights.

For a look at my picks for the best and worst shows this summer (“America’s Got Talent” is my first choice for best), click here

Also original last night was a one-hour edition of “Bachelor in Paradise” on ABC, which scored a respectable 3.4/ 5 from 8-9 p.m. But a mere average 1.4/ 2 for two encore telecasts of sitcom “black-ish” from 9-10 p.m. could indicate “black-ish” is not strong enough to anchor the Tuesday 9 p.m. half-hour this fall. And he sitcom led into a 1.4/ 2 for failed summer drama “Somewhere Between” at 10 p.m., which was actually above average.

The remainder of the evening was all repeat telecasts.

What follows are the household overnight results for Tuesday, September 5 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.6/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS” (R): 4.3/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 8.1/14 (#1)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (R): 1.1/ 2 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.3/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS” (R): 4.4/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 8.2/13 (#1)
Fox – “The Mick” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#4)
CW – “The Flash” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “black-ish” (R): 1.5/ 2 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.6/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 8.3/13 (#1)
Fox – “Family Guy” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “black-ish” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.5/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent”: 8.2/13 (#1)
Fox – “The Mick” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Somewhere Between”: 1.4/ 2 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 3.5/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “Hollywood Game Night”: 3.1/ 5 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Somewhere Between”: 1.4/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 3.4/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “Hollywood Game Night”: 2.5/ 5 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research