TV Ratings: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Ticks Down, Narrowly Tops ‘America’s Got Talent’

variety.com:

Will Thorne Staff WriterIt was a pretty close run affair at the top of the Tuesday night ratings charts, as “Dancing With the Stars” and “America’s Got Talent” went head-to-head.The ABC show narrowly ended up on top in the key 18-49 demo, scoring a 1.0 to “AGT”‘s 0.8.

However, that 1.0 represents a 23% drop from last week’s season premiere, and roughly a 2 million viewer loss. In terms of total viewership, the NBC series only just won the evening, drawing 5.9 million viewers to 5.8 for “”Dancing With the Stars.”ABC won the night overall, as the annual Time100 list of the world’s most influential people made its broadcast debut in the 10 p.m.