Tuesday TV Ratings: ‘America’s Got Talent’ 15th Anniversary Special Hits High

Jim Halterman August 5, 2020, 12:30 pm

America's Got Talent - Angelica Hale — Vivian Zink/NBC

It was a happy 15th anniversary for NBC’s America’s Got Talent, which looked back at its history of contestants and biggest moments in the Tuesday, August 4 special, as the variety competition series grabbed the top spot in both 18-49 demographic and total viewers.

CBS’ tribute to congressman and civil-rights leader John Lewis, who passed away on July 17, had a decent showing in total viewers and came in second in the 10 o’clock hour behind NBC’s World of Dance.

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Here’s the breakdown for Tuesday, August 4, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time	Show	Adults 18-49 rating	Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m.	America’s Got Talent (NBC)	0.9	6.1
	NCIS – R (CBS)	0.5	4.9
	Modern Family – R (ABC)	0.3	2.2
	Hell’s Kitchen – R (Fox)	0.3	1.4
	DC’s Stargirl (CW)	0.2	841,000
8:30 p.m.	Modern Family – R (ABC)	0.3	1.7
9 p.m.	FBI – R (CBS)	0.4	4.1
	black-ish – R (ABC)	0.3	1.4
	Prodigal Son – R (Fox)	0.2	816,000
	Tell Me A Story (CW)	0.1	406,000
9:30 p.m.	mixed-ish – R (ABC)	0.3	1.4
10 p.m.	World of Dance (NBC)	0.7	3.9
	John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero (CBS)	0.3	3.0
	What Would You Do? (ABC)	0.3	2.1