Final Broadcast Ratings: May 27, 2014

NBC had a strong summer night of premieres, with the network sweeping the night, in every way possible.

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT picked up where THE VOICE left off, grabbing 12 million viewers and a 3.0 rating in adults 18-49. That is better than the 2013 season finale, which drew 11.2 million viewers and a 2.5 demo.

Following AGT was the new medical drama THE NIGHT SHIFT, which hauled in 7.7 million viewers and a 1.6 demo rating. It easily won the 10 p.m. hour, but the retention out of AGT was just over 50% in the demo, and that is not a good sign.

Over on ABC, the season premiere of EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS was a disappointment.  Just 4.0 million viewers and a 1.3 demo rating, not even beating a repeat of NCIS for the second spot in the hour. It may be a long summer for ABC, after the NBA Finals.

Speaking of a long summer FOX's current Tuesday night is just plain horrible. The two new shows was not far off from posting a lost to repeats on the CW. The week can not end without the network pulling one or both of the shows off the schedule.
 

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 3.9 million viewers, 1.3 ating in A18-49

CBS - 7.5 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

CW - 0.8 million viewers, 0.3 rating in A18-49

FOX - 1.3 million viewers, 0.5 rating in A18-49

NBC - 10.5 million viewers, 2.5 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Extreme Weight Loss	4.02	1.3
10:00	ABC	Celebrity Wife Swap	3.86	1.2	-4%
8:00	CBS	NCIS [R]	9.40	1.3
9:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	7.88	1.1	-16%
10:00	CBS	Person Of Interest [R]	5.23	0.8	-34%
8:00	CW	The Originals [R]	0.66	0.2
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	0.82	0.3	24%
8:00	FOX	Riot	1.36	0.6
9:00	FOX	I Want to Marry Harry	1.14	0.4	-16%
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent	12.00	3.0
10:00	NBC	The Night Shift	7.67	1.6	-36%

* - in millions