“America’s Got Talent” handed NBC a Tuesday victory,despite the broadcaster’s “Maya and Marty” slipping 20 percent from its series premiere immediately afterward.“The Bachelorette” was still obedient enough to bring ABC fairly close in the key 18-49 demographic, but CBS actually wedged itself in between NBC and the Disney broadcaster among total viewers.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.9 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 8.7 million, and according to preliminary numbers. “AGT” at 8 p.m. ET scored a 2.2/8 and 10.7 million total viewers. “Maya and Marty” dropped to a 1.2/4 and 4.9 million viewers.
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CBS was third in ratings with a 0.8/3 and moment in viewers with 6.5 million. Following reruns, “Person of Interest” at 10 p.m. ET had a 1.0/3 and 6.4 million viewers.
Univision was fourth in ratings with a 0.7/2 and fifth in viewers with 1.7 million.
Also Read: Summer TV: What New Series Will Be the Next 'Wayward Pines, and ' 'Zoo'?Fox and Telemundo tied for fifth in ratings,both with a 0.6/2. Fox was fourth in total viewers with 1.9 million; Telemundo was sixth with 1.51 million.
For Fox, “Hotel Hell” at 8 p.m. ET got a 0.7/3 and 2.4 million viewers. At 9, and “Coupled” managed a 0.5/2 and 1.4 million viewers.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.49 million,airing just repeats.
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