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Tuesday Final Ratings: Season Premieres of ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘World of Dance’ Help NBC Dominate Prime Time

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The 14th season premiere of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” beat the timeslot’s Big 4 competition combined in adults 18-49 (2.5 vs. a combined 1.8).

The second season premiere of “World of Dance” generates NBC’s best 18-49 rating in the timeslot, excluding Olympics and “Voice” finales, since Sept. 12, 2017 (with a special 9-11 p.m. episode of “America’s Got Talent”).

(Source: NBC)

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    • What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Tuesday, May 29:

    The Middle (RS) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 3.230 million viewers
    – 2.1/4 HH
    – 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
    – 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
    – 0.9/3 A25-54 (1.1/4 F25-54, 0.7/3 M25-54)

    The Middle (R) (ABC, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 2.389 million viewers
    – 1.6/3 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
    – 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

    black-ish (R) (ABC, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 2.006 million viewers
    – 1.3/2 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
    – 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

    black-ish (RS) (ABC, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.905 million viewers
    – 1.3/2 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
    – 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

    Splitting Up Together (RS) (ABC, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.730 million viewers
    – 1.2/2 HH
    – 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
    – 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/2 F25-54, 0.4/2 M25-54)

    Splitting Up Together (RS) (ABC, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.718 million viewers
    – 1.1/2 HH
    – 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
    – 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/2 F25-54, 0.4/2 M25-54)

    NCIS (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 6.043 million viewers
    – 4.0/8 HH
    – 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.5/3 M18-49)
    – 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
    – 1.0/4 A25-54 (1.2/4 F25-54, 0.8/3 M25-54)

    Bull (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 5.037 million viewers
    – 3.3/6 HH
    – 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
    – 0.9/3 A25-54 (1.1/4 F25-54, 0.7/2 M25-54)

    48 Hours: NCIS (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 4.350 million viewers
    – 2.9/6 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/1 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
    – 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

    America’s Got Talent (P) (NBC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 12.157 million viewers
    – 6.9/13 HH
    – 2.5/11 A18-49 (2.9/12 F18-49, 2.0/10 M18-49)
    – 1.7/10 A18-34 (2.1/11 F18-34, 1.2/8 M18-34)
    – 3.2/11 A25-54 (3.6/12 F25-54, 2.8/10 M25-54)

    World of Dance (P) (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 7.030 million viewers
    – 4.3/9 HH
    – 1.7/8 A18-49 (2.2/9 F18-49, 1.3/6 M18-49)
    – 1.1/7 A18-34 (1.4/8 F18-34, 0.8/5 M18-34)
    – 2.1/7 A25-54 (2.6/9 F25-54, 1.6/6 M25-54)

    Beat Shazam (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.480 million viewers
    – 1.5/3 HH
    – 0.8/4 A18-49 (1.0/4 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
    – 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.6/4 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
    – 1.0/4 A25-54 (1.2/4 F25-54, 0.8/3 M25-54)

    Love Connection (P) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.800 million viewers
    – 1.2/2 HH
    – 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
    – 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
    – 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

    The Flash (R) (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.697 million viewers
    – 0.5/1 HH
    – 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
    – 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
    – 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

    The 100 (R) (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.545 million viewers
    – 0.4/1 HH
    – 0.1/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
    – 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
    – 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

    La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.758 million viewers
    – 0.9/2 HH
    – 0.6/3 A18-49

    El Rico y Lazaro (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.681 million viewers
    – 0.9/2 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49

    Papa a Toda Madre (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.438 million viewers
    – 0.8/1 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49

    Por Amar Sin Ley (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.494 million viewers
    – 0.9/2 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49

    Sanson y Dalila (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.336 million viewers
    – 0.2/0 HH
    – 0.1/0 A18-49

    Drug Wars (UniMás, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 0.308 million viewers
    – 0.2/0 HH
    – 0.1/0 A18-49

    Drug Wars (UniMás, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 0.304 million viewers
    – 0.1/0 HH
    – 0.1/0 A18-49

    Sanson y Dalila (UniMás, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.811 million viewers
    – 0.5/1 HH
    – 0.2/1 A18-49

    Reto 4 Elementos: Naturaleza Extrema (UniMás, 10:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 0.512 million viewers
    – 0.3/1 HH
    – 0.2/1 A18-49

    Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.282 million viewers
    – 0.8/2 HH
    – 0.3/2 A18-49
    – 0.2/2 A18-34

    Mi Familia Perfecta (Telemundo, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.008 million viewers
    – 0.6/1 HH
    – 0.4/2 A18-49
    – 0.3/2 A18-34

    Al Otro Lado Del Muro (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.215 million viewers
    – 0.7/1 HH
    – 0.4/2 A18-49
    – 0.3/2 A18-34

    El Señor de Los Cielos V (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.548 million viewers
    – 0.9/2 HH
    – 0.7/3 A18-49
    – 0.6/3 A18-34

    What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Tuesday, May 29 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

    Autobiography Mary Kay Latourneau (A&E, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 0.579 million viewers (#58)
    – 0.41 HH (#53)
    – 0.18 A18-49 (#53)
    – 0.09 A18-34 (#89)
    – 0.23 A25-54 (#51)

    Cults and Extreme Belief (A&E, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.729 million viewers (#47)
    – 0.47 HH (#42)
    – 0.22 A18-49 (#42)
    – 0.11 A18-34 (#82)
    – 0.28 A25-54 (#43)

    In Contempt (BET, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.472 million viewers (#65)
    – 0.30 HH (#67)
    – 0.18 A18-49 (#53)
    – 0.17 A18-34 (#43)
    – 0.20 A25-54 (#61)

    Below Deck Mediterranean (BRAVO, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.359 million viewers (#20)
    – 0.92 HH (#21)
    – 0.53 A18-49 (#9)
    – 0.36 A18-34 (#11)
    – 0.67 A25-54 (#8)

    Sell It Like Serhant (BRAVO, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.407 million viewers (#72)
    – 0.28 HH (#70)
    – 0.14 A18-49 (#90)
    – 0.11 A18-34 (#82)
    – 0.18 A25-54 (#68)

    Tosh.O (CMDY, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 0.563 million viewers (#60)
    – 0.37 HH (#59)
    – 0.30 A18-49 (#28)
    – 0.29 A18-34 (#17)
    – 0.34 A25-54 (#32)

    Jim Jefferies Show (CMDY, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 0.395 million viewers (#76)
    – 0.25 HH (#76)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#66)
    – 0.15 A18-34 (#58)
    – 0.18 A25-54 (#68)

    Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.039 million viewers (#33)
    – 0.74 HH (#29)
    – 0.20 A18-49 (#48)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#93)
    – 0.30 A25-54 (#41)

    Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.142 million viewers (#31)
    – 0.81 HH (#26)
    – 0.28 A18-49 (#32)
    – 0.11 A18-34 (#82)
    – 0.36 A25-54 (#29)

    CNN Tonight (CNN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.241 million viewers (#25)
    – 0.84 HH (#25)
    – 0.31 A18-49 (#25)
    – 0.13 A18-34 (#72)
    – 0.42 A25-54 (#24)

    Deadliest Catch Special (DISC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.156 million viewers (#30)
    – 0.68 HH (#32)
    – 0.25 A18-49 (#36)
    – 0.15 A18-34 (#58)
    – 0.39 A25-54 (#26)

    Deadliest Catch (DISC, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
    – 1.839 million viewers (#12)
    – 1.08 HH (#14)
    – 0.51 A18-49 (#10)
    – 0.28 A18-34 (#20)
    – 0.74 A25-54 (#7)

    Expedition Unknown (DISC, 10:02 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.221 million viewers (#27)
    – 0.73 HH (#30)
    – 0.31 A18-49 (#25)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#64)
    – 0.45 A25-54 (#22)

    NBA Studio The Jump NBA Finals Preview (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 0.409 million viewers (#71)
    – 0.29 HH (#68)
    – 0.18 A18-49 (#53)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#64)
    – 0.21 A25-54 (#57)

    NBA Studio NBA Mock Draft Special (ESPN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.403 million viewers (#73)
    – 0.28 HH (#70)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#66)
    – 0.15 A18-34 (#58)
    – 0.18 A25-54 (#68)

    Sportscenter Prime (ESPN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.380 million viewers (#78)
    – 0.27 HH (#72)
    – 0.16 A18-49 (#73)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#64)
    – 0.17 A25-54 (#81)

    Chopped (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.033 million viewers (#35)
    – 0.66 HH (#34)
    – 0.33 A18-49 (#24)
    – 0.34 A18-34 (#12)
    – 0.38 A25-54 (#28)

    Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 3.048 million viewers (#2)
    – 1.94 HH (#2)
    – 0.35 A18-49 (#20)
    – 0.18 A18-34 (#38)
    – 0.56 A25-54 (#14)

    Hannity (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 3.451 million viewers (#1)
    – 2.20 HH (#1)
    – 0.35 A18-49 (#20)
    – 0.12 A18-34 (#74)
    – 0.61 A25-54 (#10)

    The Ingraham Angle (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.654 million viewers (#3)
    – 1.73 HH (#3)
    – 0.26 A18-49 (#34)
    – 0.09 A18-34 (#89)
    – 0.47 A25-54 (#19)

    Legion (FX, 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
    – 0.362 million viewers (#82)
    – 0.24 HH (#78)
    – 0.15 A18-49 (#86)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#64)
    – 0.16 A25-54 (#85)

    Fist Fight (HBO, 8:00 PM, 91 min.)
    – 0.351 million viewers (#87)
    – 0.21 HH (#90)
    – 0.15 A18-49 (#86)
    – 0.11 A18-34 (#82)
    – 0.17 A25-54 (#81)

    Good Bones (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.499 million viewers (#16)
    – 1.03 HH (#16)
    – 0.29 A18-49 (#30)
    – 0.22 A18-34 (#28)
    – 0.39 A25-54 (#26)

    Hidden Potential (2018) (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.330 million viewers (#22)
    – 0.94 HH (#19)
    – 0.24 A18-49 (#39)
    – 0.15 A18-34 (#58)
    – 0.33 A25-54 (#34)

    House Hunters (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.365 million viewers (#19)
    – 0.96 HH (#18)
    – 0.23 A18-49 (#40)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#64)
    – 0.32 A25-54 (#38)

    Forged in Fire (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
    – 1.124 million viewers (#32)
    – 0.66 HH (#34)
    – 0.38 A18-49 (#17)
    – 0.26 A18-34 (#21)
    – 0.47 A25-54 (#19)

    Hunting ISIS (HIST, 10:03 PM, 62 min.)
    – 0.561 million viewers (#61)
    – 0.37 HH (#59)
    – 0.18 A18-49 (#53)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#64)
    – 0.24 A25-54 (#48)

    Dead North (ID, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 1.356 million viewers (#21)
    – 0.94 HH (#19)
    – 0.30 A18-49 (#28)
    – 0.16 A18-34 (#49)
    – 0.46 A25-54 (#21)

    All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.824 million viewers (#13)
    – 1.26 HH (#10)
    – 0.21 A18-49 (#45)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#93)
    – 0.33 A25-54 (#34)

    MSNBC Town Hall Everyday Racism in America (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.059 million viewers (#6)
    – 1.43 HH (#5)
    – 0.26 A18-49 (#34)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#93)
    – 0.41 A25-54 (#25)

    Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.249 million viewers (#4)
    – 1.59 HH (#4)
    – 0.21 A18-49 (#45)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#93)
    – 0.33 A25-54 (#34)

    The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars S3 (MTV, 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
    – 0.627 million viewers (#54)
    – 0.40 HH (#55)
    – 0.39 A18-49 (#16)
    – 0.47 A18-34 (#3)
    – 0.34 A25-54 (#32)

    The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.899 million viewers (#10)
    – 1.32 HH (#7)
    – 0.42 A18-49 (#14)
    – 0.30 A18-34 (#14)
    – 0.63 A25-54 (#9)

    Queen Sugar (OWN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.483 million viewers (#17)
    – 1.03 HH (#16)
    – 0.40 A18-49 (#15)
    – 0.24 A18-34 (#25)
    – 0.57 A25-54 (#13)

    Ink Master: Angels (PAR, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.397 million viewers (#75)
    – 0.23 HH (#83)
    – 0.18 A18-49 (#53)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#64)
    – 0.21 A25-54 (#57)

    The Last O.G. (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.165 million viewers (#29)
    – 0.80 HH (#27)
    – 0.48 A18-49 (#12)
    – 0.29 A18-34 (#17)
    – 0.58 A25-54 (#12)

    Little People, Big World: Back To The Farm (TLC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.782 million viewers (#41)
    – 0.56 HH (#39)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#66)
    – 0.10 A18-34 (#87)
    – 0.22 A25-54 (#53)

    Little People, Big World (TLC, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
    – 1.639 million viewers (#15)
    – 1.14 HH (#13)
    – 0.36 A18-49 (#19)
    – 0.19 A18-34 (#35)
    – 0.48 A25-54 (#18)

    Our Wild Life (TLC, 10:03 PM, 63 min.)
    – 0.647 million viewers (#52)
    – 0.46 HH (#45)
    – 0.16 A18-49 (#73)
    – 0.12 A18-34 (#74)
    – 0.21 A25-54 (#57)

    WWE Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 2.195 million viewers (#5)
    – 1.34 HH (#6)
    – 0.66 A18-49 (#4)
    – 0.47 A18-34 (#3)
    – 0.79 A25-54 (#5)

    Chrisley Knows Best (USA, 10:00 PM, 31 min.)
    – 1.455 million viewers (#18)
    – 0.91 HH (#22)
    – 0.50 A18-49 (#11)
    – 0.29 A18-34 (#17)
    – 0.60 A25-54 (#11)

    The Cromarties (USA, 10:31 PM, 31 min.)
    – 0.743 million viewers (#45)
    – 0.46 HH (#45)
    – 0.23 A18-49 (#40)
    – 0.17 A18-34 (#43)
    – 0.28 A25-54 (#43)

    Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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