TV Ratings: Softer 'America's Got Talent' Still Wins, NBC Repeats Fall Comedy Previews

9:08 AM PDT 8/22/2012 by Michael O'Connell

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The competition series tops Tuesday night against an even "MasterChef," as the Peacock continues to sample "Go On" and "Animal Practice."

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NBC locked up a Tuesday win with a new outing of America's Got Talent. The two-hour broadcast earned a 2.5 rating among adults 18-49, down 11 percent from the previous Tuesday, beating all other network offerings for the night.

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Encores of Go On (1.4 adults rating) and Animal Practice (1.0) aired just two weeks after their Olympic previews, giving NBC a win in the 10 p.m. hour. The network averaged a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49 for the night and 7.9 million viewers.

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Fox earned a 1.9 adults rating and 4.7 million viewers for the night, driven by the 9 p.m. outing of MasterChef, even with the previous week's 2.4 rating with 18-49-ers.

Univision pulled a 1.3 rating with adults 18-49 for the night. Encores gave CBS a 1.1 adults rating and 7.1 million viewers, while comedy repeats and an even NY Med (1.0 adults rating) gave ABC a 0.8 rating with adults 18-49 and 3 million viewers.

A new L.A. Complex pulled a 0.2 adults rating on The CW.