TV ratings: CBS’ ‘Big Brother’ wins night in key demo

For the second night in a row, CBS’ “Big Brother� won over the key 18-to-49-year-old demographic, according to Nielsen.

The privacy-deprivation show earned a solid rating of 2.2 in the desired demographic. Roughly 6.3 million people tuned in to see who would get evicted from the house this week, making the show second to a CBS rerun of “Big Bang Theory.�

The No. 1 most-watched program, “The Big Bang Theory,� which received a rating of 1.5 in the key demographic, had roughly 7.6 million viewers. The network had an average of 5.4 million viewers total, elevating it to the No. 1 spot overall.

Meanwhile, Spanish-language network Univision drew in about 3.6 million viewers. Its telenovela “Lo Que la Vida Me Robó� was the second most-watched in the key demo, with a rating of 1.7.

Univision and CBS tied for first most-watched network among the key demographic with a rating of 1.4. NBC took third most-watched network among the desired demographic with a rating of 1.3. About 4.5 million people watched the network overall, elevating it to second most-watched of the night.

Roughly 4.8 million people watched NBC’s season finale of “Last Comic Standing.� With a rating of 1.4 in the key demographic, the show was down 7% from its Season 7 finale.

Also on the network, roughly 4.8 million people watched a rerun of “Hollywood Game Night,� which earned a rating of 1.0 in the key demographic.

On ABC, about 4.4 million people tuned in to the network to watch episodes of “The Quest,� “Rookie Blue� and the finale of “NY Med.� However, due to local NFL pre-season preemptions, ratings for ABC are approximate.

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