Primetime Ratings: Double 'Real O’Neals' Debut Decent

Two airings of ABC comedy The Real O’Neals, on either side of Wednesday staple Modern Family, rated a 1.8 and a 1.9 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights. But ABC trailed CBS for the night’s win. CBS showed a 1.8/6, just ahead of ABC’s 1.7/6, and NBC’s 1.4/5, Fox’s 1.0/3 and The CW’s 0.3/1.

Survivor went up 10% to 2.2 on CBS, then Criminal Minds grew 6% to 1.9, and CSI: Cyber a 1.2, up 33% from its last airing.

ABC’s The Goldbergs did a 2.0, up 5%, Modern Family grew 4% to 2.6, and drama American Crime slid 11% to 0.8.

Over NBC’s way, The Mysteries of Laura grew 20% to 1.2, then Law & Order: SVU ticked up 7% to 1.6, and Chicago P.D. was down a tenth at 1.5.

American Idol did not air in its usual Wednesday slot. Fox returned Rosewood at 0.9, well below its Empire lead-in performance in the fall, and Hell’s Kitchen at 1.0, down 23% from last week.

The CW aired Greatest Animal Commercials Countdown at 0.3, then a repeat of Mad TV 20th Anniversary Reunion.

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.