America’s Got Talent has two new judges this season, but it got off to a slow start in the ratings. While it was a series low for the long-running talent show, it did power NBC to an easy victory over other Tuesday reality shows.
NBC had a solid victory with 10.9 million viewers and a 3.1 18-49 rating, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Voice had just 10.6 million viewers and a 3.0 18-49 rating, which was down from last week and a new Tuesday low. AGT’s new season kicked off with 11.1 million viewers and a 3.1 18-49 rating, so it actually built on The Voice’s audience. Mel B and Heidi Klum’s first show as judges was also up 29 percent over the 2012 season finale.
CBS had 6.8 million viewers and a 0.9 18-49 rating for NCIS repeats and the new show Brooklyn DA. That had 4.1 million viewers and a 0.8 18-49 rating.
Fox came in a distant third place with So you Think You Can Dance. The Wrap reports that the show had 4.4 million viewers and a 1.6 18-49 rating, a 16 percent drop from last week.
ABC had just 4 million viewers and a 0.8 18-49 rating. Extreme Weight Loss had 3.8 million viewers and a 1.0 18-49 rating and a Body of Proof repeat followed.
Univision had a 1.3 rating in the key demo, beating CBS and ABC.
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