Primetime Ratings: ‘Empire’ Pushes Fox to Big Win

Fox won the Wednesday ratings contest, as Empire paced the network to an overall 1.9 in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnight ratings, and an 8 share. The premiere of Shots Fired did a 1.1 before Empire’s 2.8, a tenth of a point higher than its last fresh airing in December. 

CBS was next at 1.3/5, as Survivor did a flat 1.7 and Criminal Minds a flat 1.3, before Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders did a 0.8, down a tenth. 

NBC had a 1.1/4, with Blindspot up a tenth at 0.9 and Law & Order: SVU at 1.1. Chicago P.D. did a 1.2. 

ABC did a 1.0/4, with repeated comedies before a new Designated Survivor at 1.1, down 15%. 

The CW was at 0.4/2. Arrow did a flat 0.5 and The Hundred a flat 0.3.

Among Spanish-language players, Univision did a 0.6/2, while Telemundo had a 0.5/2. 

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.