Ratings Analysis: ABC's Dancing with the Stars (0.73) remained a force on season premiere night, improving on last year's (already strong) premiere (0.64) by 14%. After Dancing, new drama High Potential (0.35) showed some life in its series debut but retained less than half of its lead-in. NBC's America's Got Talent (0.43, +0.01) picked up a hundredth, while Fox's Beat Shazam (0.23, +0.02) inched up for its season finale. CBS aired repeats of FBI (0.21), FBI: International (0.20), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.17). The CW went with encores of The Conners (0.03/0.02/0.04/0.04). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
8 PM | Dancing with the Stars (P) | 0.73 | 10 | 4.97 | ABC |
| America's Got Talent | 0.43 | 6 | 4.83 | NBC |
| Beat Shazam (F) | 0.23 | 3 | 1.17 | Fox |
| FBI (R) | 0.21 | 3 | 2.98 | CBS |
| The Conners (R) | 0.03 | 0 | 0.35 | CW |
8:30 PM | The Conners (R) | 0.02 | 0 | 0.31 | CW |
9 PM | FBI: International (R) | 0.20 | 2 | 2.50 | CBS |
| The Conners (R) | 0.04 | 0 | 0.34 | CW |
9:30 PM | The Conners (R) | 0.04 | 1 | 0.34 | CW |
10 PM | High Potential (Series Premiere) | 0.35 | 6 | 3.59 | ABC |
| Password (R) | 0.20 | 3 | 2.24 | NBC |
| FBI: Most Wanted (R) | 0.17 | 3 | 2.17 | CBS |
Cable:
Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) |
WWE NXT | USA | 0.21 | 0.68 |
Gutfeld! | Fox News | 0.19 | 2.86 |
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez | FX | 0.07 | 0.27 |
House of Payne | BET | 0.06 | 0.27 |
Assisted Living | BT | 0.06 | 0.26 |
WNBA: Liberty v. Mystics | NBA | 0.03 | 0.15 |
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