NBC's 'Talent' dominates Tuesday ratings

In a meager viewing night that was nearly a carbon copy of a week ago, NBC took the Tuesday crown with a dominant performance of summer reality staple ''America's Got Talent.'' Peacock's winning skein drew a 2.9 rating/8 share in the 18-49 demo, with 11.4 million overall viewers tuning in. That, despite the net's subpar 8-9 p.m. opener ''It's Worth What?'' (1.1/3, 4.7m), gave NBC a win across all significant demos. CBS drew consistent numbers for its ''NCIS''-fest across primetime. A repeat of the original ''NCIS'' (1.6/5, 9.3m) served as lead-in to a pair of ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' telecasts (average 1.6/4, 7.9m). ABC finished off the summer runs of ''Take the Money and Run'' (1.5/4, 3.8m) and ''Combat Hospital'' (0.9/2, 3.2m). Alphabet started the night with ''Wipeout,'' which was best for the net (1.9/6, 5.9m). Fox didn't gain any traction with a ''Glee'' repeat (0.8/2, 2.3m) and a pair of ''Raising Hope'' reruns (average 0.8/2, 2.2m). CW offered an episode of ''90210'' (0.4/1, 1m) and ''Shedding for the Wedding'' (0.3/1, 646,000). Spanish-language Univision's ''La Fuerza del Destino'' (The Strength of Destiny) tied ''Wipeout'' for second-best ratings of the night with a 1.9/5 and 4.2 million viewers. Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: NBC, 2.3/6; CBS, 1.6/4; Univision, 1.6/4; ABC, 1.4/4; Fox, 0.8/2; CW, 0.4/1. In total viewers: NBC, 9.1 million; CBS, 8.4 million; ABC, 4.3 million; Univision, 3.7 million; Fox, 2.3 million; CW, 836,000 Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com