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2,000,000
2,000,000 -- average viewers per episode for NBC scripted shows (The Irrational, Lopez vs Lopez, Night Court) (2025)
Ratings for NBC scripted shows like The Irrational, Lopez vs Lopez, and Night Court had dropped to about 2 million viewers per episode.
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2,000,000
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2025
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US
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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Entertainment Strategy Guy
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NBC scripted shows (The Irrational, Lopez vs Lopez, Night Court): 2,000,000 average viewers per episode. Source: Entertainment Strategy Guy (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nbc-scripted-shows-ratings-2m
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