'The Voice,' 'Smash' hand NBC 2 prime-time wins among young viewers

Please. PLEASE. Don´t let Smash be the next Studio 60. We don´t know where all of you were last night, but we were watching the second episode of Smash on NBC. And let us just tell you

Please. PLEASE. Don´t let Smash be the next Studio 60. We don´t know where all of you were last night, but we were watching the second episode of Smash on NBC. And let us just tell you

And at 10 pm — when NBC had been averaging fewer than 4 million viewers this season — the second episode of the network's highly hyped “Smash” averaged 8 million. Together, the two shows have handed NBC two consecutive Monday prime-time wins among

by Erin Strecker If last week's "Smash" was the overture—all loud and emotional and intoxicating—then last night's episode, “The Callback,” was the exposition. We met a lot of new characters, like Ivy's scheming friend who gave his gal pal updates on

Both “The Voice” and “Smash” fell Monday from their ratings last week. But both shows also led their time periods in the 18-49 demographic, and NBC finished the night on top for the second straight week.