‘America’s Got Talent’ gives NBC a couple of wins
Studio One Young Beast Society, an Orlando dance group, learned Wednesday night that it’s moving on to the next round of “America’s Got Talent.”
And a lot of people caught the news. The NBC talent contest drew the most viewers on broadcast television: 9.5 million.
NBC had the most viewers for the evening. And it tied Fox for pulling in the most young adults. Fox was bolstered by two hours of “So You Think You Can Dance.”
Here’s how the night unfolded:
At 8 o’clock, CBS’ “Big Brother” drew 6.6 million and was ahead of NBC’s “Minute to Win It” (5.9 million) and ”So You Think You Can Dance” (5.3 million).
At 9, CBS’ “Criminal Minds” drew 6.3 million and ran second to “America’s Got Talent.”
At 10, CBS’ “CSI: NY” drew 6.3 million and outpaced NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (4.8 million) and ABC’s “Castle” (3.5 million).
Here are the prime-time averages: NBC with 6.7 million, CBS with 6.4 million, Fox with 5.3 million, Disney-owned ABC 3.8 million and The CW with 1 million.