‘America’s Got Talent’ Tops Tuesday Night’s TV Rating

NBC is the #1 network among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox Tuesday night in adults 18-49 and total viewers, led by “America’s Got Talent,” the #1 show of the night on those networks in 18-49, total viewers and all other key measures.

From 9-11 p.m. ET, “America’s Got Talent” (2.4/7 in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall) is the #1 telecast of the night on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, total viewers and all other key categories, topping the #2 telecast on those nets in 18-49 by an 85% margin (with a 2.4 from 9-11 p.m. vs. the 1.3 from 8-10 for Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance”). In the 9-11 p.m. time period, “Talent” is #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC and Fox in every key ratings measure.

In the 10:30 lead-in to local news, “Talent” generated a 190% margin of victory among ABC, CBS and NBC in the key news demo of adults 25-54 (with a 2.9 rating vs. a 1.0 for CBS’s #2 “Person Of Interest” encore), and dominated those networks in all other key measures.

From 8-9 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Hollywood Game Night” (1.1/4 in 18-49 3.7 million viewers overall) is currently matching last week’s 18-49 rating and is up in total viewers by 1% (3.731 million vs. 3.711 million) to hit a four-week high in the slot, pending updates. “Hollywood Game Night” is tied for #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 with ABC’s original “Extreme Weight Loss” and is #2 outright among those nets in adults, men and women 18-34.

The “Hollywood Game Night” encore matched NBC’s highest 18-49 rating in the time period in eight weeks (since “America’s Got Talent” aired in the slot on June 18).