TV ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ and NBC win Wednesday night
“America’s Got Talent” easily won Wednesday night’s ratings battle as the show reduced its number of contestants to 60 before heading from Las Vegas to New York.
The show’s 9 p.m. broadcast on NBC, following an 8 p.m. encore, attracted an average of 11 million viewers, according to Nielsen, up 3% from last week.
The show, featuring judges Heidi Klum, Howard Stern, Howie Mandel and Mel B., also topped the key 18-49 demographic with an average rating of 2.8, matching last week’s numbers.
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The broadcast helped NBC outpace other networks with an average of 7.7 million viewers and a rating of 2.0 in the key demo.
The network’s Australian comedy/drama import “Camp,” which followed “Talent,” slipped from last week’s premiere, hooking an average of 4.5 million viewers.
Fox’s “MasterChef” cooking competition got 5.6 million viewers and a 2.1 in 18-49, making it the night’s second-highest-rated show.
CBS’s “Big Brother” was up 6% from last week with 6.3 million viewers. Its 18-49 rating grew 5% to 2.1.
The only other original Wednesday night show was ABC’s “The Lookout,” which held steady from last week.
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