TV ratings: ‘About a Boy’ up as NBC wins Tuesday in key demo again

NBC’s new comedies “About a Boy� and “Growing Up Fisher� remained solid in the ratings Tuesday, according to early numbers from Nielsen.

Coming after battle rounds on “The Voice,� “About a Boy� drew more than 7.9 million viewers and a rating of 2.2 among advertiser-desired 18-49-year-olds, growing 10% from last week’s episode in the key demographic. “Growing Up Fisher� rose 6% week-to-week to a 1.8 in 18-49.

“The Voice� itself, now in battle rounds, was safely the highest-rated show in the preferred demo, earning the same number as last week -- a 3.5. In 18-49, a ratings point equals about 1.3 million viewers.

With another strong result from “Chicago Fire,� NBC won the night in 18-49 with a 2.5 average, notching its 18th Tuesday victory this season, the most ever for the network.

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CBS had the two most-watched shows overall with “NCIS� (16.8 million viewers) and “NCIS: Los Angeles� (14.2 million). With 10.9 million people tuning in to “Person of Interest,� the network averaged nearly 14 million people watching in prime time. CBS was the top network in total viewers. It was second in 18-49 behind NBC.

Despite no new “S.H.I.E.L.D.� on ABC, “The Goldbergs� and “Trophy Wife� both rose a bit from last week to a 1.6 and a 1.0, respectively, in the 18-49 demographic. For the first-season comedy “Goldbergs,� a 1.6 and 4.7 million viewers overall marks a six-week high. The low-rated freshman drama “Mind Games� continued to struggle, losing about a tenth of a point for a 0.7.

Fox’s 100th episode of “Glee� picked up 22% from last week’s series low to a 1.1 in 18-49 and 2.8 million viewers. Without an original “New Girl,� “Brooklyn Nine-Nine� lost a 10th of a point for a rating of 1.1.

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