TV Ratings: 5 Million+ Watched Bob Barker Tribute

CBS’ “The Price is Right” Bob Barker tribute and the second round of live qualifiers episode for NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” scored the highest viewership of this week’s broadcast TV programming.

Picking up from last week’s first live shows of the season, the Tuesday and Wednesday airings of “America’s Got Talent” drew in 5.51 and 5.0 million viewers, respectively, according to The Wrap citing Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures. The two episodes stand as the most-watched programs across primetime from last Friday to Thursday, per TheWrap’s weekly broadcast TV ratings breakdown of the top 10 highest-rated and most-watched programs of the week.

Behind the NBC reality competition show was CBS’ Thursday airing of “The Price Is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker,” which scored the third highest viewership of the week with 4.33 million total viewers as the Drew Carey-hosted special honored the over 50 year career of the TV legend.

This week’s most-watched primetime programs:

1. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC (Tuesday at 8 p.m.) – 5.51 million total viewers
2. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC (Wednesday at 8 p.m.) – 5.0 million total viewers million total viewers
3. “The Price Is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker,” CBS (Thursday at 8 p.m.) – 4.33 million total viewers
4. Nebraska vs. Minnesota, Fox (Thursday at 8 p.m.) – 3.49 million total viewers
5. NFL pre-season game, CBS (Friday at 8 p.m.) – 3.44 million total viewers
6. “NCIS,” CBS (Monday at 8 p.m.) – 3.42 million total viewers
7. “Big Brother,” CBS (Wednesday at 8 p.m.) – 3.33 million total viewers
8. “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC (Monday at 8 p.m.) – 3.30 million total viewers
9. “NCIS: Hawaii,” CBS  (Monday at 8 p.m.) – 3.30 million total viewers
10. “FBI,” CBS (Tuesday at 8 p.m.) – 3.22 million total viewers

Football games took the fourth and fifth slots on the top viewership list, with Thursday’s Nebraska vs. Minnesota game on Fox scoring 3.49 million total viewers while last Friday’s NFL pre-season game on CBS totaled 3.44 million total viewers.

ABC’s August 27 coverage of the Little League Baseball World Series Championship game drew 2.94 million viewers to finish fifth for the week. The game, won by El Segundo, California, over Curacao, was the most-watched on ESPN platforms since 2015. Overall, ESPN’s 38-game slate averaged more than 1 million viewers, up 22 percent from last year, according to ESPN.