Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins Despite Modest ‘Empire’ Drop
Fox won the Wednesday ratings derby, posting a 1.5 score in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That topped the 1.3/5 put up by CBS.
Fox did a 1.7/6 the week before. Empire dropped 5% to 1.8, then Star fell 13% to 1.3.
On CBS, Survivor grew 6% to 1.7 before SEAL Team fell 17% to 1.0 and Criminal Minds was a flat 1.1.
ABC had a 1.2/5, with The Goldbergs at a flat 1.4 and Speechless also flat at 1.1. Modern Family slipped 6% to 1.7 and American Housewife did a level 1.4. Designated Survivor was down 11% at 0.8.
NBC was at 1.1/4. The Blacklist rated a flat 0.9 and Law & Order: SVU a level 1.2. Chicago P.D. fell 8% to 1.1.
Telemundo scored a 0.6/2 and Univision a 0.5/2.
The CW was at 0.5/2 as well, with Riverdale losing 25% of its premiere audience at 0.6 and Dynasty also down 25% at 0.3.
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Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.