Primetime Ratings: ‘Strong’ Preview Is Weak
Fox cruised to a comfy win Wednesday, drama Empire pacing the net to a 2.5 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, with an 8 share. Empire did a 3.8, down 10% from the previous week, when American Idol was the lead in. Rosewood rated a 1.2, down 14%.
CBS did a 1.7/6, then ABC at 1.5/5, NBC at 1.2/4 and The CW at 0.3/1.
CBS’ Survivor rated a flat 1.9, then Criminal Minds did a 1.7, down 6%, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders a 1.5, up 25% from last week.
ABC’s The Middle rated a 1.7, then The Goldbergs a 1.8. Modern Family, with Cam finding his way into a Christian rock band, did a 2.2 and Black-ish a 1.6; all the comedies were flat with last week. Drama Nashville tallied a flat 1.0.
NBC’s competition series Strong previewed to an underwhelming 1.0 across two hours, following The Voice on an atypical night at 1.7.
The CW was in repeats.
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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.