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Tuesday Ratings: CBS and NBC Split Leadership; Next-to-Last Episode of ‘This Is Us’ Picks Up Steam

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.97 million, NBC: 3.22, Fox: 2.09, ABC: 1.98, CW: 375,000

Adults 18-49:
CBS and NBC: 0.5 rating/4 share share, ABC and Fox: 0.3/ 2 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

CBS topped the night in total viewers care of its combination of “FBI” (Viewers: #1, 6.85 million; A18-49: #1, 0.5 rating/4 share at 8 p.m. ET), “FBI: International” (Viewers: #1, 5.80 million; A18-49: #1, 0.5/ 4 at 9 p.m.) and “FBI: Most Wanted” (Viewers: #1, 0.5/ 4 at 10 p.m.).

On NBC, the next to last episode of “This Is Us” led the evening in adults 18-49, with a 0.9 rating/7 share share at 10 p.m. That led into “New Amsterdam” (Viewers: #2, 3.02 million; A18-49: #2, 0.3/ 3 at 10 p.m.) and out of sitcoms “Young Rock” (Viewers: #4, 1.80 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.3/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and “Mr. Mayor” (Viewers: #4, 1.53 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.3/ 2 at 8:30 p.m.). “Young Rock” moves to Friday night next fall and “Mr. Mayor” has been canceled.

In season finale news was Fox medical drama “The Resident”, which scored a lackluster 1.39 million viewers (#4) and a 0.3/ 2 in adults 18-49 (#2t) at 8 p.m. Next was “Name That Tune” at just 1.39 million viewers (#4) and a 0.3/ 2 in the demo at 9 p.m. (#2t).

Elsewhere, ABC could not compete with its revised line-up of “Holey Moley” (Viewers: #3, 2.46 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.3/ 3 at 8 p.m.), “The Chase” (Viewers: #3, 2.14 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.3/ 2 at 9 p.m.), and recent non-scripted series flop “Who Do You Believe?” (Viewers: #3, 1.35 million; A18-49: #3, 0.2/ 1 at 10 p.m.). And The CW featured two repeat episodes of “Superman & Lois.”

UPDATED 5/18/2022 4:51 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Tuesday, May 17:

ABC
• 2.056 million viewers
• 1.3/3 HH (1.588 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.352 million adults 18-49)

Holey Moley (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.585 million viewers
• 1.6/4 HH (1.899 million households)
• 0.36/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.469 million adults 18-49)

The Chase (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.218 million viewers
• 1.4/3 HH (1.740 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.355 million adults 18-49)

Who Do You Believe? (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.366 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.124 million households)
• 0.18/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.231 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 6.190 million viewers
• 3.8/10 HH (4.690 million households)
• 0.53/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.688 million adults 18-49)

FBI (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 7.145 million viewers
• 4.4/11 HH (5.396 million households)
• 0.56/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.732 million adults 18-49)

FBI: International (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 5.962 million viewers
• 3.7/9 HH (4.489 million households)
• 0.54/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.703 million adults 18-49)

FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 5.462 million viewers
• 3.4/9 HH (4.184 million households)
• 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.629 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 3.362 million viewers
• 2.1/5 HH (2.610 million households)
• 0.56/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.727 million adults 18-49)

Young Rock (NBC, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 1.866 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.458 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.453 million adults 18-49)

Mr. Mayor (NBC, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.601 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.262 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.358 million adults 18-49)

This Is Us (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:03 PM)
• 5.317 million viewers
• 3.3/8 HH (4.051 million households)
• 0.96/7 A18-49 rating/share (1.246 million adults 18-49)

New Amsterdam (NBC, 10:03 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.917 million viewers
• 1.9/5 HH (2.334 million households)
• 0.38/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.494 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.141 million viewers
• 1.3/3 HH (1.648 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.400 million adults 18-49)

The Resident (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 2.903 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.234 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.462 million adults 18-49)

Name That Tune (Fox, 9:01 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.354 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.042 million households)
• 0.26/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.336 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.360 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.289 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.087 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.471 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.989 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.575 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:02 PM)
• 1.229 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.836 million households)
• 0.40/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.527 million adults 18-49)

Soltero Con Hijas (Univision, 8:02 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.300 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.878 million households)
• 0.40/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.524 million adults 18-49)

Mi Fortuna Es Amarte (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.538 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (1.020 million households)
• 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.624 million adults 18-49)

Ultimo Rey: Hijo Pueblo (P) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.574 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.067 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.574 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.547 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.393 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.195 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.649 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.482 million households)
• 0.17/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.227 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 3 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.343 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.214 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.132 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.854 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.570 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.353 million adults 18-49)

La Casa De Los Famosos Season 2 (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.090 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.720 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.403 million adults 18-49)

Hasta Que La Plata Nos Separe (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.703 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.489 million households)
• 0.21/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.276 million adults 18-49)

Pasion Gavilanes II (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.745 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.496 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.354 million adults 18-49)

NBA Playoffs-Eastern Conference Finals Game 1: Boston Celtics @ Miami Heat (ESPN, 8:39 PM, 171 min.)
• 6.070 million viewers
• 3.40 HH (Range: 4.155-4.168 million households)
• 2.22 A18-49 rating (Range: 2.889-2.902 million adults 18-49)

NBA Draft Lottery 2022 (ESPN, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 2.152 million viewers
• 1.32 HH (Range: 1.610-1.622 million households)
• 0.73 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.946-0.959 million adults 18-49)

NHL Playoffs-Western Conference Semifinal Game 1: St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche (TNT, 9:51 PM, 172 min.)
• 1.196 million viewers
• 0.44 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.567-0.580 million adults 18-49)

NHL Playoffs-Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 1: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers (TNT, 7:05 PM, 166 min.)
• 1.323 million viewers
• 0.65 HH (Range: 0.789-0.802 million households)
• 0.43 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.554-0.567 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research