Tuesday TV Ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Roars Back to Take Top Spot

Jim Halterman July 15, 2020, 12:30 pm

After a week of reruns due to the July 4 holiday, NBC’s variety competition series America’s Got Talent was back with a new episode on Tuesday, July 14, and easily won the night’s primetime broadcast schedule. The series grabbed a 1.2 rating for its two-hour broadcast and 7.6 million viewers, though it hit a season low in total viewers.

A special two-hour broadcast of ABC’s 20/20, an abridged version of The Last Defense documentary series from Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, performed OK with a 0.4 rating in 18-49 and 2.6 million total viewers. It came in third in both of the breakdowns.

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Here’s the breakdown for Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time	Show	Adults 18-49 rating	Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m.	America’s Got Talent (NBC)	1.2	7.6
	NCIS – R (CBS)	0.5	5.1
	20/20: The Last Defense – Julius Jones (ABC)	0.4	2.6
	Hell’s Kitchen – R (Fox)	0.3	1.5
	DC’s Stargirl (CW)	0.2	846,000
9 p.m.	FBI – R (CBS)	0.5	4.4
	Prodigal Son – R (Fox)	0.3	1.4
	Alice Wetturlund: My Mama is a Human and So Am I – R (CW)	0.1	329,000
10 p.m.	World of Dance (NBC)	0.7	4.0
	FBI: Most Wanted – R (CBS)	0.4	4.0
	What Would You Do? (ABC)	0.4	2.6