ABC's Dancing with the Stars took the top two slots, followed by a pair of regular broadcasts of NBC's The Voice. A third, special edition of The Voice ranked ninth. For the week overall, CBS averaged 6.2 million viewers in primetime, ahead of NBC's 5.6 million, ABC's 5.4 million and Fox's 3.8 million. Univision had 2.2 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, the CW had 1.2 million and Ion Television had 1.0 million.
NETWORK RATINGS ROUNDUP: MAY 18-24
‘Dancing,’ ‘Voice’ Tops With Viewers Last Week
NEW YORK (AP) — Music and dancing ruled on the airwaves last week, as “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Voice” tuned up to score five out of the 10 most-watched shows.
ABC’s “Dancing” took the top two slots, followed by a pair of regular broadcasts of NBC’s “The Voice.” A third, special edition of “The Voice” ranked ninth.
Adding to the chorus of unscripted fare, CBS’ “Survivor” took fifth place, according to the Nielsen ratings company.
Cable crept into the rankings courtesy of TNT’s telecast of Sunday’s NBA playoff game between Atlanta and Cleveland. That game, with 7.8 million viewers, rounded out the week’s Top 10.
Perhaps the week’s most unusual special, “Red Nose Day,” seemed to blow it with viewers. The first outing of what is hoped to be an annual entertainment-charity fundraising event averaged only 3.2 million viewers during its three star-studded hours.
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For the week overall, CBS averaged 6.2 million viewers in primetime, ahead of NBC’s 5.6 million, ABC’s 5.4 million and Fox’s 3.8 million. Univision had 2.2 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, the CW had 1.2 million and Ion Television had 1.0 million.
As the NBA playoffs continued, TNT remained the most popular cable network, averaging 3.00 million viewers in prime time. ESPN had 2.45 million, USA had 1.74 million and TBS had 1.51 million.
The see-saw ratings race for evening news viewers continues. After the previous week’s loss, NBC’s “Nightly News” reclaimed the lead with 7.59 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” had 7.54 million and CBS had 6.90 million.
The Top 20
Primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 18-25. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewerships.
1. “Dancing With the Stars” (Monday), ABC, 14.35 million.
2. “Dancing With the Stars” (Tuesday), ABC, 13.49 million.
3. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.56 million.
4. “The Voice,” NBC, 11.32 million.
5. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.74 million.
6. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 9.33 million.
7. “NCIS,” CBS, 9.15 million.
8. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 8.11 million.
9. “The Voice” (special), NBC, 7.83 million.
10. NBA Playoffs: Atlanta/Cleveland (Sunday), TNT, 7.76 million.
11. “Mike & Molly,” CBS, 7.75 million.
12. “2 Broke Girls,” CBS, 7.56 million.
13. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 7.25 million.
14. “Chicago PD,” NBC, 7.211 million
15. “Survivor” (Reunion), CBS, 7.208 million.
16. “Modern Family,” ABC, 7.198 million.
17. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 7.10 million.
18. “The Bachelorette” (Special), ABC, 7.09 million.
19. “Mysteries of Laura,” NBC, 7.05 million.
20. “Law & Order SVU,” NBC, 6.96 million.
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