Ratings: America’s Got Talent Premiere up 17% vs Last Season, The Voice Up 29%

Preliminary ratings are in via TVByTheNumbers and it’s good news for both America’s Got Talent and The Voice

NBC had an up night vs. LeBron & Co, as America’s Got Talent was up 17% vs. last season’s premiere notching a 4.2 adults 18-49 rating. With that strong lead in, The Voice rebounded from last week, rising 29% to a 4.9 rating.

An average of 15 million viewers tuned in to watch the America’s Got Talent premiere last night at 8 pm, 14 million for The Voice at 10 pm–its most-watched show of the season.

The Mavs vs Heat NBA playoff game on ABC lead the night in viewers and the demo.

Breakdown:

8:00 NBC AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 6 3.2 11 12.062
8:30 NBC AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 6 4.1 12 14.631
9:00 NBC AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 6 4.7 13 16.463
9:30 NBC AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 6 4.8 12 16.718
10:00 NBC The Voice 4.9 12 14.676
10:30 NBC The Voice 4.9 13 14.073

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