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Ratings: “The Voice” Finale Tops “Dancing With The Stars,” Both Sink From Last Year

The season finale of NBC’s “The Voice” comfortably outperformed the season’s last “Dancing With The Stars” episode in adults 18-49. Based on preliminary data, it also has a slight — and unexpected — lead in total viewership.

Both finales, however, were down from the series’ fall 2016 and spring 2015 conclusions, particularly when it comes to the adults 18-49 demographic.

According to fast national data posted by Showbuzz, Tuesday’s “The Voice” drew a 2.1 adults 18-49 rating and 10.38 million total viewers from 9-10PM. It followed with a 2.1 and 10.41 million in the 10-11PM hour.

Airing across the same two hours, the “DWTS” finale drew a 1.5 adults 18-49 and 10.16 million viewers from 9-10 and a 1.6 and 10.44 million from 10-11.

In both cases, the numbers markedly trailed those of the previous season finales.

The December 2015 “The Voice” finale drew a 2.9 and 12.60 million total viewers, while the November 2015 “DWTS” conclusion scored a 2.4 and 13.49 million.

Their previous spring seasons both concluded on May 19, 2015; “The Voice” drew a 2.9 and 11.56 million while “DWTS” posted a 2.3 and 13.49 million.

Alisan Porter was named the winner of the latest “The Voice” season. Nyle DiMarco and Peta Murgatroyd won “Dancing.”

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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