Primetime Ratings: CBS Seizes Title With ‘Survivor’ Finale

CBS was the winner among broadcasters Wednesday, posting a 1.7 rating in viewers 18-49, and a 7 share. That was just ahead of Fox’s 1.6/7. The Survivor finale scored a 1.9 and was up 12% over the previous episode, while the Reunion Show did a 1.4. December’s Survivor finale scored a 2.0 and the Reunion Show a 1.4.

On Fox, Shots Fired grew 13% to 0.9 while the Empire season finale had a 2.4, up 14% from last week, leading to the network’s 1.6.

ABC was next at 1.3/5. Its Dirty Dancing adaptation had a 1.3 and took up the whole of the network’s prime.

NBC did a 1.1/4. A repeat of Law & Order: SVU led into the two-hour season finale, which climbed 8% to 1.3.

The CW had a 0.5/2, with Arrow growing 20% to 0.6 and The 100 at a flat 0.3.

Among Spanish-language players, Univision had a 0.6/2 and Telemundo a 0.4/1.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.