Monday Overnights: ‘The Voice’ Leads NBC to Victory

Monday, May 20, 2019

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 4.6/ 8, CBS: 3.3/ 6, ABC: 2.9/ 5, Fox: 1.9/ 3, CW: 0.6/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Week:
NBC: + 7, Fox: no change, CBS: – 3, CW: -40, ABC: -51

Ratings Breakdown:
NBC’s “The Voice,” which concludes for the season tonight, led the evening with a 5.3 rating/9 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, this bested “The Bachelorette” on ABC (3.3/ 8) by a considerable 61 percent.

In season premiere news was Fox game show “Beat Shazam!,” hosted by Jaime Foxx, at a modest 2.0/ 3 in households (#4) at 9 p.m.

In season finale news was The CW’s “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” at a typically uneventful 0.9/ 2 in households at 8 p.m. NBC drama “The Enemy Within,” which the network has still not confirmed the future of, closed season one with a dominant 3.2/ 6 at 10 p.m. Comparably, this beat competing “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special 2019” on CBS (2.4/ 4) and ABC’s canceled “The Code” (#3: 2.2/ 4) by 33 percent and 45 percent, respectively.

The remainder of the evening was repeats.

What follows are the household overnights by network and by half-hour for Monday, May 20:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 3.8/ 7 (#3)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.0/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.3/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Beat Shazam!”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (season finale): 0.9/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 3.3/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.1/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.3/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “Beat Shazam!”: 2.0/ 3 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (season finale): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 3.1/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “The Code”: 3.7/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.3/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1” (R): 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Roswell: Mysteries Decoded” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “The Code”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.2/ 9 (#1)
Fox – “9-1-1” (R): 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Roswell: Mysteries Decoded” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Fix”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special 2019”: 2.4/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “The Enemy Within” (series finale): 3.3/ 6 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Fix”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Special 2019”: 2.3/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “The Enemy Within” (series finale): 3.0/ 6 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research