MLB All-Star Game Tops Tuesday Ratings; ‘Love Island’ Starts Low, ‘Bring The Funny’ Opens Strong
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Tuesday’s primetime TV schedule featured returns, premieres and the MLB All-Star Game on Fox. The latter hit a 1.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.07 million viewers in fast affiliate ratings, making it the night’s top-rated program. Still, the baseball showcase was off from last year’s 2.1 rating and 8.67 million viewers.
The game, which ran from 8-11 PM ET, did have to compete against NBC’s America’s Got Talent (1.4, 9.64M), which returned to originals ticking up a tenth from its previous new episode. Also at 8 PM was the 90-minute series premiere of the buzzy “romantic” reality series Love Island at CBS, which netted with an 0.6 and 2.68 million viewers.
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The reality competition will have plenty of chances to improve though: The network has committed to a new episode every weeknight leading to the UK import’s season finale August 7.
America’s Got Talent’s momentum spilled into the premiere of NBC’s Bring the Funny — and it worked to its advantage. The new comedy competition featuring Kenan Thompson, Chrissy Teigen, Jeff Foxworthy and Amanda Seales managed to live up to its name, garnering a 1.2 rating and 6.18 million viewers. That makes it the top-rated debut of a new summer alternative series since Steve Harvey’s Funderdome in June 2017.
Meanwhile, CBS’ Blood and Treasure (0.3, 2.96M) dipped to a series low. On the CW, the return of The 100 (0.2, 690,000) was even with its previous new episode.
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