Preliminary Ratings: Tuesday 05/27/14

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 nearly 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 7.8 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.

Over on ABC, the season premiere of EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS was a disappointment.  Just 3.9 million viewers and a 1.3 demo rating, barely beating a repeat of NCIS for the second spot in the hour. It may be a long summer for ABC, after the NBA Finals.

Speakung of a long summer FOX's current Tuesday night is just plain horrible. The two new shiw almost 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 - 3.8 million viewers, 1.2 ating in A18-49

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

CW - 1.0 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	3.90	1.3
10:00	ABC	Celebrity Wife Swap	3.70	1.2	-5%
8:00	CBS	NCIS [R]	9.30	1.2
9:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	7.80	1.1	-16%
10:00	CBS	Person Of Interest [R]	5.30	0.8	-32%
8:00	CW	The Originals [R]	1.00	0.3
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	1.10	0.4	10%
8:00	FOX	Riot	1.40	0.6
9:00	FOX	I Want to Marry Harry	1.20	0.4	-12%
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent	11.90	3.0
10:00	NBC	The Night Shift	7.80	1.6	-34%

* - in millions