Tuesday Overnights: CBS Wins; NBC the Net to Beat in Adults 18-49

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 6.8/12, NBC: 6.2/11, Fox: 2.3/ 4, ABC: 2.0/ 3, CW: 1.5/ 2

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CBS: +55, Fox: +21, CW: +15, NBC: +11, ABC: -35
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-Ratings Breakdown:
CBS led this final Tuesday in the household overnights care of its solid combination of “NCIS” (#1 for the night: 8.0 rating/13 share at 8 p.m.), “Bull” (#1t: 6.9/11 at 9 p.m.) and “NCIS: New Orleans” (#1: 5.4/10 at 10 p.m.). “If it ain’t broke, you don’t need to fix it,” so chances are this Tuesday line-up will remain intact on the Eye net next season. But NBC is the network to beat in for the night adults 18-49 (and all the key young adult demo groups) care of its pairing of “The Voice” (#2: 7.0/11), “This Is Us” (#1t: 6.9/11) and “Chicago Med” (#2: 4.8/ 9). Comparably, this was the highest-rated Tuesday telecast of “The Voice” since Oct. 10, 2017, and it bested the prior cycle’s finale (6.7 household rating on Dec. 19) by 4 percent.

Elsewhere, Fox finished in the distant No. 3 spot care of “Lethal Weapon” (#4: 3.0/ 5 at 8 p.m.) and 9-10 p.m. sitcoms “L.A. to Vegas” (#4: 1.7/ 3) and sophomore “The Mick” (#4: 1.4/ 2), which just do not resonate in the household overnights. ABC, which will get a Tuesday boost once the revival of “Roseanne” arrives on March 27, had nothing unusual to report with its line-up of “The Middle” (#3: 3.6/ 6), “Fresh Off the Boat” (#4: 2.2/ 4), repeats of “black-ish” (#3: 1.8/ 3) and “Modern Family” (#4: 1.4/ 2), and struggling freshman entry “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World” (#3: 1.5/ 3). And retention for recent CW entry “Black Lightning” (#5: 1.3/ 2 at 9 p.m.), which is a shoo-in to return next season, was a solid 81 percent out of “The Flash” (#5: 1.6/ 3 at 8 p.m.).

What follows are the household overnight results for Tuesday, February 28 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Middle”: 3.6/ 6 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS”: 8.0/13 (#1)
NBC – The Voice”: 6.7/11 (#2)
Fox – “Lethal Weapon”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
CW – “The Flash”: 1.7/ 3 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Fresh Off the Boat”: 2.2/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “NCIS”: 8.1/13 (#1)
NBC – The Voice”: 7.3/12 (#2)
Fox – “Lethal Weapon”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CW – “The Flash”: 1.6/ 3 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “black-ish” (R): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Bull”: 6.9/11 (#2)
NBC – This is Us”: 7.1/11 (#1)
Fox – “LA to Vegas”: 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Black Lightning”: 1.3/ 2 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Modern Family” (R): 1.5/ 2 (#3)
CBS – “Bull”: 6.7/11 (#2)
NBC – This is Us”: 7.0/11 (#1)
Fox – “The Mick”: 1.4/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Black Lightning”: 1.3/ 2 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World”: 1.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: Orleans”: 5.6/10 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 5.0/ 9 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World”: 1.5/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS: Orleans”: 5.5/10 (#1)
NBC – “Chicago Med”: 4.7/ 9 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research