Final Broadcast Ratings: May 1, 2018

ABC and CBS split the Tuesday night ratings, with ROSEANNE losing to NCIS for total viewers, for the first time since its return. The rival sitcom pulled in just 10.4 million viewers and a 2.6 rating in Adults 18-49. that is down 2.8 million viewers and 24% in the demo, from its last original episode, two weeks ago. The rest of the night for ABC stayed mostly flat.

NCIS is up from its last original episode to lead CBS to a win in the total viewership and a tie in the A25-54 age group. NCIS: NEW ORLEANS split the 10 PM hour win, with CHICAGO MED.

NBC was third on the night, as THE VOICE was third in the 8 PM hour. Freshman series, RISE, barely beats LETHAL WEAPON for 4th place in the 9 PM hour.

The CW puts the heat on FOX, coming close to challenging for the 4th place slot on the night. The two networks tie in the A18-34 demographic and just a tenth of a point separate the two networks in the A1-49 demographic.
 

Final L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	4.90 million	0.7	1.3	1.7
CBS	10.30 million	0.6	1.1	1.7
CW	1.40 million	0.4	0.5	0.6
FOX	2.30 million	0.4	0.6	0.8
NBC	5.70 million	0.5	1.0	1.4
UNI	1.50 million	--	0.5	--
TEL	1.10 million	--	0.4	--

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Roseanne	10.42	1.4	2.6	3.6
8:30	ABC	The Middle	6.15	0.8	1.5	2.2
9:00	ABC	Black-ish	4.45	0.6	1.2	1.7
9:30	ABC	Splitting Up Together	3.80	0.7	1.1	1.4
10:00	ABC	For the People	2.18	0.3	0.6	0.7
8:00	CBS	NCIS	12.35	0.7	1.2	2.0
9:00	CBS	BULL	10.37	0.7	1.1	1.7
10:00	CBS	NCIS: New Orleans	8.13	0.5	0.9	1.4
8:00	CW	The Flash	1.70	0.5	0.6	0.7
9:00	CW	The 100	1.02	0.3	0.3	0.4
8:00	FOX	Lethal Weapon	3.09	0.4	0.7	0.9
9:00	FOX	LA to Vegas	1.70	0.3	0.5	0.6
9:30	FOX	New Girl	1.33	0.3	0.5	0.6
8:00	NBC	The Voice	7.64	0.6	1.2	1.8
9:00	NBC	RISE	3.73	0.4	0.7	1.0
10:00	NBC	Chicago Med	5.84	0.6	1.0	1.4

* - viewers in millions