Last night’s ratings are in, and NBC is still crushing on Monday nights. Although ABC won the night in total viewers, between The Voice holding steady and Revolution kicking it up a notch--bringing in the best ratings the latter show has seen in three weeks—NBC managed to win the ratings race in the 18-49 demographic.
According to Variety, in the coveted 18-49 demographic, last night NBC crushed, averaging a 4.3 rating. CBS followed, with a 2.6 rating, and ABC rounded out third place with a 2.1 rating. Fox had baseball on last night, which didn’t prove to be very popular, averaging only a 1.3 rating over the night on the network.
When Revolution helped to win premiere week last month, there was some concern the show would eventually go the way of The Bionic Woman, another NBC series that eventually tanked. As Revolution went on, its ratings share began to falter a little, but it was still crushing on DVR. This week, however, the show jumped up 13% in viewership to earn the show’s greatest ratings since its premiere.
Hopefully, with a few more weeks under its belt, NBC’s shows can continue to pull in some much-needed viewers to the peacock network. Who knows, maybe at some point, The Voice and Revolution will manage to beat ABC’s Monday lineup (which features Dancing with the Stars and Castle) in total viewers, too.
Clearly, I’m a little too attached to Revolution for a clear opinion on this issue, so what do you think? Does NBC have the capacity to pull through?
