Tuesday TV Ratings: NBA Basketball & ‘America’s Got Talent’ Battle It Out
The usually dominant America’s Got Talent took a hit on Tuesday, September 1 thanks to ABC’s NBA playoffs game between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. While NBC’s AGT won the night in total viewers (6.1 million), the 18-49 demo belongs to the NBA with a 0.9 rating (AGT grabbed a 0.7 rating).
As for the premiere of Canadian medical drama Transplant, the split with the NBA mirrored what happened in the 8-10pm timeslot. Transplant came in in second at 10 p.m. behind the NBA game in 18-49 but took the lead with 4.0 million total viewers.
Here’s the breakdown for Tuesday, September 1, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 rating | Total Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | America’s Got Talent (NBC) | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| NCIS – R (CBS) | 0.5 | 4.2 | |
| NBA Countdown R (ABC) | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
| Hell’s Kitchen – R (Fox) | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| Dead Pixels (CW) | 0.1 | 442,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | NBA Playoffs First Round (ABC) | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Dead Pixels – R (CW) | 0.1 | 229,000 | |
| 9 p.m. | Love Island (CBS) | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Prodigal Son – R (Fox) | 0.2 | 719,000 | |
| Tell Me A Story (CW) | 0.1 | 288,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | Transplant – P (NBC) | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| FBI: Most Wanted – R (CBS) | 0.3 | 2.1 |
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