NBC has tied for #2 in adults 18-49 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox for the primetime week of August 12-18, led by the Tuesday edition of “America’s Got Talent,” which tied for #1 for the week among those networks in adults 18-49. NBC averaged a 1.1 rating, 3 share in 18-49 and 4.1 million viewers overall for the week.
The Tuesday and Wednesday editions of “America’s Got Talent” also accounted for the week’s #1 ratings on the Big-4 networks in kids 2-11 (with a 1.5 rating for the Wednesday edition) and teens 12-17 (2.0 on Tuesday).
Top-rated NBC shows for the week of August 12-18 in adults 18-49 include:
• Tuesday’s “Talent” (tied for #1)
• Wednesday’s “Talent” (tied for #5)
• Monday’s “American Ninja Warrior” (tied for #10)
• Monday’s “Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls” (tied for #14)
• Friday’s “Dateline NBC” (tied for #17)
• Wednesday’s “Talent” encore (tied for #17)
• Thursday’s “Hollywood Game Night” (tied for #20).
• Primetime averages for the week of August 12-18 in adults 18-49 are: Fox, 1.3/4; CBS, 1.1/4; NBC, 1.1/3; ABC, 1.0/3; and CW, 0.3/1. In overall total viewers, the weekly averages were: CBS, 5.4 million; ABC, 4.1 million; NBC, 4.1 million; Fox, 3.7 million; and CW, 1.0 million.
• Averages for the 2012-13 Broadcast Year to date are: CBS, 2.4/7; Fox, 2.2/7; NBC, 2.1/6; ABC, 2.0/6; and CW, 0.6/2. In overall total viewers, the season averages are: CBS, 10.3 million; ABC, 7.2 million; NBC, 6.6 million; Fox, 6.2 million; and CW, 1.6 million.
• For the 2012-13 broadcast year to date, NBC is running within a tenth of a rating point of #2 and within 0.3 of a point of #1 in adults 18-49, and ranks #2 in adults 25-54 and adults 18-34.
