Tuesday Overnights: Mixed Results for Pair of New Tuesday Entries

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 4.4/ 8, CBS: 4.1/ 7, ABC: 2.6/ 5, Fox: 2.0/ 3, CW: 1.1/ 2

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +18, CW: +10, ABC: no change, CBS: -11, NBC: -15

Ratings Breakdown:
The news was mixed for the two network series premieres last night. NBC drama “The Village,” which was guaranteed sampling out of “This Is Us,” opened with a dominant 3.7 rating/7 share in the household overnights in the Tuesday 10 p.m. hour. While that did beat competing “The Rookie” on ABC (#2: 3.2/ 6) by 16 percent, it dropped by 37 percent from lead-in “This Is Us” (#1 for the night: 5.9/10 at 10 p.m.). It was 20 percent below year-ago time period occupant “Chicago Med” (4.6/ 8). And it faced an encore telecast of “NCIS: New Orleans” on CBS (#3: 2.9/ 6). Since most new series drop in the vicinity of 10 to 20 percent in week two, consider this a modest start for “The Village.”

On Fox, game show “Mental Samurai,” hosted by Rob Lowe, launched with a fourth-place 1.8/ 3 in the household overnights in the 9 p.m. hour. Comparably, this was 22 percent below lead-in “MasterChef Junior” (#4: 2.3/ 4 at 8 p.m.). And it was only a slight improvement from year-ago time period sitcoms “LA to Vegas” (1.7/ 3) and “The Mick” (1.6/ 3). In other words, consider this a poor start for “Mental Samurai.”

Elsewhere, “American Housewife” on ABC (#3: 3.0/ 5 at 8 p.m.) remains considerably lower than recent time period occupant “The Conners,” which certainly does not help lead-out “The Kids Are Alright” (#3t: 2.3/ 4 at 8:30 p.m.). Of course, that does not benefit comedies “black-ish” (#4: 2.3/ 4) and sophomore “Splitting Up Together” (#3: 2.0/ 3) from 9-10 p.m. either.

NBC opened the evening with “Ellen’s Game of Games,” which remained a positive option in the Tuesday 8 p.m. hour with a second-place 3.7/ 7. The CW was on par with typical Tuesday overnight levels care of “The Flash” (#5: 1.4/ 2 at 8 p.m.) and “Roswell, New Mexico” (#5: 0.9/ 2). And CBS aired a night of all repeats.

What follows are the household overnight results by half-hour for Tuesday, March 19:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “American Housewife”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
CBS – “NCIS” (R): 5.3/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games”: 3.5/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “MasterChef Junior”: 2.3/ 4 (#4)
CW – “The Flash”: 1.4/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Kids Are Alright”: 2.3/ 4 (#3t)
CBS – “NCIS” (R): 5.4/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games”: 3.9/ 7 (#2)
Fox – “MasterChef Junior”: 2.3/ 4 (#3t)
CW – “The Flash”: 1.3/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “black-ish”: 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “FBI” (R): 4.3/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “This Is Us”: 5.9/10 (#1)
Fox – “Mental Samurai” (series premiere): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Roswell, New Mexico”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Splitting Up Together”: 2.0/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “FBI” (R): 3.9/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “This Is Us”: 5.9/10 (#1)
Fox – “Mental Samurai” (series premiere): 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Roswell, New Mexico”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Rookie”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 2.9/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “The Village” (series premiere): 3.9/ 7 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Rookie”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 2.9/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “The Village” (series premiere): 3.4/ 7 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research