Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Energized ‘Empire’

Fox was the top ratings earner in Wednesday prime, riding a resurgent Empire to a 1.5 score in viewers 18-49, and a 6 share. That topped the 1.3/5 put up by CBS.

Empire lifted 13% to 1.8 and Star posted a flat 1.2.

CBS had Survivor at a level 1.8, SEAL Team at a flat 1.1 and Criminal Minds down a tenth of a point at 0.9.

ABC and NBC both did a 1.1/4. ABC had The Goldbergs up 7% at 1.5 and Speechless at a flat 1.1. Modern Family ticked up 6% to 1.7 and American Housewife grew 20% to 1.2. Designated Survivor scored a flat 0.7.

For NBC, A Very Pentatonix Christmas rated a 0.8 (the special previously aired November 27) while Law & Order: SVU dropped 13% to 1.3 and Chicago P.D. lost 8% for a 1.2.

Univision was at 0.5/2 and Telemundo at 0.4/2, both same as last week.

The CW did a 0.4/1. Riverdale rated a 0.5 and Dynasty a 0.2, both shows flat.

Michael Malone

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.