Universal City : NBC has tied for second place in adults 18-49 and finished #2 outright in total viewers and adults 25-54 for the week of August 31-September 6, averaging a 1.4 rating, 4 share in 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers overall, according to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research.
NBC’s week was paced by “America’s Got Talent,” which accounted for two of the week’s top three primetime telecasts on the broadcast networks in adults 18-49, and for a third week in a row, the Tuesday and Wednesday editions of “Talent” were #1 and #2 for the week in total viewers. “Talent” was also #1 and #3 last week in adults 25-54.
This marks the 11th week in a row that “America’s Got Talent” has been the top non-sports primetime telecast on the major networks in total viewers.
Primetime averages for the week of August 31-September 6 in adults 18-49 were ABC (1.5/5), CBS (1.4/5), Fox (1.4/5), NBC (1.4/4), Univision (1.2/4), Telemundo (0.5/2) and CW (0.4/1). In overall total viewers the weekly averages were CBS (5.9 million), NBC (5.7 million), ABC (4.7 million), Fox (3.8 million), Univision (3.2 million), Telemundo (1.0 million) and CW (1.0 million).